Japanese netsuke of two oni eating and drinking

An image of Netsuke/katabori. Two oni eating and drinking. Unknown carver, Japan. Ivory, carved, incised and stained, with black ink detailing, height, whole, 3.8 cm, width, whole, 4.3 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period

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Netsuke/katabori. Two oni eating and drinking. Unknown carver, Japan. Ivory, carved, incised and stained, with black ink detailing, height, whole, 3.8 cm, width, whole, 4.3 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period

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Accession Number: O.60-1991
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: 965 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Windows)
Filesize: 125.73kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:03 23:55:18

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19th Century bald carved demons devils devouring drinking eating Edo Period Fitz_AA incised ivory Japanese katabori netsuke ogre oni seated sitting stained troll yokai

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