A Kangxi famille verte teapot in the shape of the Chinese character shou

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A Kangxi famille verte teapot in the shape of the Chinese character shou, meaning “longevity”, with a lion-dog lid. Porcelain, enamelled, 1662-1699. Kangxi Period (1662-1722). Chinese.

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Accession Number: C.1 & A-2017
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 755 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 584.51kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2017:02:20 10:16:32

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17th Century characters Chinese enamel enamelled famille verte Fitz_AA green K'ang Hsi Kangxi lidded lion dog lions longevity porcelain spout teapot

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