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Chinese jade brush rest carved with officials

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An image of Brush Rest. Unknown carver. Carved with three officials. The one in the middle is reading a taiji scroll, the one on the left holding a ruyi sceptre and the one on the right leaning on books. Carved jade, greyish green, circa 1600-1800. Chinese.

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Brush Rest. Unknown carver. Carved with three officials. The one in the middle is reading a taiji scroll, the one on the left holding a ruyi sceptre and the one on the right leaning on books. Carved jade, greyish green, circa 1600-1800. Chinese.

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  • Accession Number: O.8-2010
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/45.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 622 pixels
  • Image width: 1023 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 63.82kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 45/1
  • Captured: 2012:08:29 11:10:20

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17th Century 18th Century brush holder brush-rest carved Chinese figures Fitz_AA green jade male official ruiyi sceptre

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