Japanese netsuke of a Noh actor wearing a mask

An image of Netsuke. A Noh actor wearing a Hannya mask carrying a hammer over her right shoulder. Painted wood, 1800-1900. Japanese.

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Netsuke. A Noh actor wearing a Hannya mask carrying a hammer over her right shoulder. Painted wood, 1800-1900. Japanese.

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Accession Number: O.168-2008
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 788 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 481.62kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2010:01:28 02:13:36

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19th Century actor carved costume drama dramatic female figure Fitz_AA hammer Japanese mask masked netsuke Nogaku Noh painted performance performer performing theatre theatrical tools wood

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