Japanese netsuke, recumbent cow resting with its calf

An image of Netsuke. Unknown carver, Japan. A recumbent cow resting with its calf lying close to its head, the eyes are double inlaid with glass. Boxwood, carved, glass eyes double inlaid, circa 1980.

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Netsuke. Unknown carver, Japan. A recumbent cow resting with its calf lying close to its head, the eyes are double inlaid with glass. Boxwood, carved, glass eyes double inlaid, circa 1980.

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Accession Number: O.117-2008
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: 529 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 73.70kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:04 02:56:00

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20th Century animal animals boxwood calf calves carved cattle cows Fitz_AA inlaid inlay Japanese lying lying down netsuke recumbent resting wood wooden

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