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Japanese netsuke of a seated dog with a ball

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An image of Netsuke. A seated dog with its head bent over a round ball. Ivory, carved, the eyes are inlaid with horn, 1770-1800. Japanese. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke. A seated dog with its head bent over a round ball. Ivory, carved, the eyes are inlaid with horn, 1770-1800. Japanese. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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  • Accession Number: O.71-2008
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/32.0
  • Focal length: 50
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 819 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 92.04kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2010:01:27 15:50:43

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18th Century animal balls carved dogs Edo Period Fitz_AA hounds ivory Japanese netsuke playing seated sitting stained

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