Chinese porcelain vase decorated with dragons and fish

An image of Vase. Unknown factory, China. Greyish blue ground with dragons and fish. Seal mark of Ch'ien Lung (Qianlong) in blue. Hard-paste porcelain, glazed, with white slip decoration in relief, height 31.8 cm, diameter 20.3 cm. Qianlong Period (1736-1795).

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Vase. Unknown factory, China. Greyish blue ground with dragons and fish. Seal mark of Ch'ien Lung (Qianlong) in blue. Hard-paste porcelain, glazed, with white slip decoration in relief, height 31.8 cm, diameter 20.3 cm. Qianlong Period (1736-1795).

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Accession Number: C.10-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/45.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 747 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 403.48kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 45/1
Captured: 2012:10:25 10:34:27

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18th Century blue blue and white Chinese dragons fish Fitz_AA glazed hard-paste porcelain pale blue porcelain Qianlong Dynasty slip slip-coated slipware vase white

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