Japanese netsuke, a bony starving wolf gnawing at a skull

An image of Netsuke. A bony starving wolf seated gnawing at a skull. Unknown maker, Japan. Boxwood, the eyes of the wolf are inlaid with ivory, 1770-1800.

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Netsuke. A bony starving wolf seated gnawing at a skull. Unknown maker, Japan. Boxwood, the eyes of the wolf are inlaid with ivory, 1770-1800.

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Accession Number: O.116-2008
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: 1103 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 81.01kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 22:01:49

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