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Japanese netsuke, a Rakan seated on a rock (back)

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An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A Rakan seated on a rock, his drinking gourds upon his left shoulder. Ivory, carved, 1700-1750.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A Rakan seated on a rock, his drinking gourds upon his left shoulder. Ivory, carved, 1700-1750.

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  • Accession Number: O.188-2008
  • 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: 1323 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
  • Filesize: 91.89kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:01 21:25:21

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18th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending arahant Arhat Buddhism Buddhist carved Fitz_AA gourd ivory Japanese Luohan male netsuke Rakan religion religious rocks seated sitting

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