Chinese jade altar set

An image of Altar set of five pieces. Dark green with black spots; a Buddhist altar set of five pieces; two pricket candlesticks, two vases, and an incense burner. The two vases and incense burner are carved with ancient jade designs. The set are mounted on an elaborately carved wooden stand. Jasper, 1700-1800. Chinese.

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Altar set of five pieces. Dark green with black spots; a Buddhist altar set of five pieces; two pricket candlesticks, two vases, and an incense burner. The two vases and incense burner are carved with ancient jade designs. The set are mounted on an elaborately carved wooden stand. Jasper, 1700-1800. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.78 A-E-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 664 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 75.53kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2008:03:27 11:14:10

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18th Century AD altar altar set Buddhist burner candlesticks carved censer ceremonial ceremonies Chinese dark green Fitz_AA green incense burner jasper religion religious vase vessel

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