Korean pear-shaped vase with flaring mouth

An image of Vessel. A pear-shaped vase with elegant flaring mouth, a slight ridge-collar at narrowest part on cylinder. Foot rim of bronze, green patinated over silvery surface. Circa 935-1392. Korean.

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Vessel. A pear-shaped vase with elegant flaring mouth, a slight ridge-collar at narrowest part on cylinder. Foot rim of bronze, green patinated over silvery surface. Circa 935-1392. Korean.

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Accession Number: O.3-2014
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 714 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 532.51kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2014:04:28 11:44:54

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bronze bulb bulbous Fitz_AA fruits green Korean patina patinated patination pear shaped pears vase vessel

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