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Japanese netsuke, Gama Sennin with his stick and his toad

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An image of Netsuke. Gama Sennin with his stick in his right hand and his toad on his left shoulder. Unknown maker, Japan. Ivory, carved and stained, height 5.5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Netsuke. Gama Sennin with his stick in his right hand and his toad on his left shoulder. Unknown maker, Japan. Ivory, carved and stained, height 5.5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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  • Accession Number: MAR.O.124-1912
  • 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: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 594 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 365.16kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:04 00:25:14

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carved Fitz_AA immortal immortality ivory Japanese Liu Hai male netsuke stained stick toad immortal toads walking stick

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rgb(101,78,50), rgb(220,221,224), rgb(176,161,134), rgb(211,202,178), rgb(193,185,168), rgb(125,116,110), rgb(124,124,110), rgb(180,145,94), rgb(165,164,164), rgb(184,156,100), rgb(164,172,164)

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