Japanese netsuke of a roaring Shishi

An image of Netsuke. Unknown carver, Japan. A Shishi roaring, crouching and raising its tail high with its mouth wide open. Ivory, carved, 1800-1830. Japanese. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke. Unknown carver, Japan. A Shishi roaring, crouching and raising its tail high with its mouth wide open. Ivory, carved, 1800-1830. Japanese. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.170-2008
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 866 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 114.83kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2010:01:27 17:47:46

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19th Century animal carved creature crouching dragons Edo Period Fitz_AA ivory Japanese lions netsuke open mouthed roaring shishi

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