Japanese two piece ivory netsuke-manju

An image of Netsuke-Manju. Unknown maker, Japan. A man crouching and looking down on top of clouds, looking through the clouds to peep at a young lady bathing. This is a two piece Netsuke, the young lady inside. Ink detail at hair work. Ivory, carved, 1870-1930.

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Netsuke-Manju. Unknown maker, Japan. A man crouching and looking down on top of clouds, looking through the clouds to peep at a young lady bathing. This is a two piece Netsuke, the young lady inside. Ink detail at hair work. Ivory, carved, 1870-1930.

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Accession Number: O.169-2008
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 929 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 79.81kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 19:03:24

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