A Chinese porcelain vase with yellow roses, by van Huysum

An image of A Chinese porcelain vase of the K'ang-hsi period (1662-1722) decorated underglaze in blue, contains yellow roses and Love-in-the-mist. Huysum, Michiel van (Dutch, op.1729-1760). Watercolour and gum Arabic over graphite on paper, height, paper, 318 mm, width, paper, 191 mm, 18th Century.

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A Chinese porcelain vase of the K'ang-hsi period (1662-1722) decorated underglaze in blue, contains yellow roses and Love-in-the-mist. Huysum, Michiel van (Dutch, op.1729-1760). Watercolour and gum Arabic over graphite on paper, height, paper, 318 mm, width, paper, 191 mm, 18th Century.

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Accession Number: PD.689-1973
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 636 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 681.24kB
Exposure time: 1/90
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2014:02:05 16:13:15

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18th Century blue and white botanical drawing Dutch Fitz_PDP floral flower arrangement flowers Michiel van Huysum roses vases watercolour yellow

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