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Chinese Dog of Fo (one of a pair)

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An image of Animal figure. Dog of Fo (one of a pair). Unknown maker, China. Hard-paste porcelain, enamelled on biscuit, height 52 cm, width 21 cm, 1662-1722. Kangxi Period.

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Animal figure. Dog of Fo (one of a pair). Unknown maker, China. Hard-paste porcelain, enamelled on biscuit, height 52 cm, width 21 cm, 1662-1722. Kangxi Period.

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  • Accession Number: C.27B-1962
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/39.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 769 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 470.05kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 39/1
  • Captured: 2012:10:12 09:51:20

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17th Century 18th Century AD animal animal figure animals biscuit ceramics Chinese Dog of Fo dogs enamel enamelled figure Fo green hard-paste porcelain K'ang Hsi Kangxi pair porcelain

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