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Soapstone carving of Chinese long bearded official

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An image of Soapstone carved as a Star God of Rank and Affluence in the form of a long-bearded official, dressed in an elaborate hat and long flowing robes. He is holding a ruyi sceptre in the left hand. The robes are intricately carved with elaborate floral designs. Soapstone, carved, height 38, cm, width, 19.2 cm, 1700-1900. Chinese.

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Soapstone carved as a Star God of Rank and Affluence in the form of a long-bearded official, dressed in an elaborate hat and long flowing robes. He is holding a ruyi sceptre in the left hand. The robes are intricately carved with elaborate floral designs. Soapstone, carved, height 38, cm, width, 19.2 cm, 1700-1900. Chinese.

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  • Accession Number: O.73-1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/32.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 683 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 419.28kB
  • Exposure time: 1/100
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2008:05:08 15:07:12

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18th Century 19th Century bearded beards Chinese clothes clothing costume figure Fitz_AA full length male man moustache moustachioed official robes ruyi sceptre soapstone standing

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