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Chinese Henan ware glazed vase

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An image of Miniature vase. Henan ware. The vase has a bulbous body with a slender neck, flaring towards the rim, standing on a footring. Oval label printed in black with a tower, and 'Malcolm Collection' inscribed in blue black ink 'D./94'. Oval inscribed in black '125'. Stoneware, with applied white ribs and dark brown glaze. Unglazed base. Height 6.1 cm, 1000-1127. Northern Song (960-1127). Chinese. Acquisition Credit: Lent to the museum by Helen H. L. Whittow (nee Malcolm).

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Miniature vase. Henan ware. The vase has a bulbous body with a slender neck, flaring towards the rim, standing on a footring. Oval label printed in black with a tower, and 'Malcolm Collection' inscribed in blue black ink 'D./94'. Oval inscribed in black '125'. Stoneware, with applied white ribs and dark brown glaze. Unglazed base. Height 6.1 cm, 1000-1127. Northern Song (960-1127). Chinese. Acquisition Credit: Lent to the museum by Helen H. L. Whittow (nee Malcolm).

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  • Accession Number: ML.27-1992
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 769 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 273.47kB
  • Exposure time: 1/180
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 16/1

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