Chinese jade vase carved with a phoenix on a tree peony

An image of White jade vase and cover, carved in high relief with a phoenix standing on top of a tree peony. The domed cover with a small phoenix standing on a square finial. Nephrite, height, with lid, 20.5, cm, width, 10, cm, 1800-1900. Chinese.

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White jade vase and cover, carved in high relief with a phoenix standing on top of a tree peony. The domed cover with a small phoenix standing on a square finial. Nephrite, height, with lid, 20.5, cm, width, 10, cm, 1800-1900. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.6 & A-1934
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 683 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 332.25kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2008:05:22 22:22:53

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19th Century birds carved Chinese Fitz_AA green jade nephrite Paeoniaceae paeony peonies peony phoenix vase

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