Chinese ivory ruyi carved with lingzhi fungi

An image of Ruyi sceptre, in openwork with lingzhi fungi. Production Place: China. Ivory, carved. 18th century. Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust.

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Ruyi sceptre, in openwork with lingzhi fungi. Production Place: China. Ivory, carved. 18th century. Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust.

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Accession Number: O.4-2017
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 483 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 50.31kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 32/1

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