Chinese porcelain saucer with fish and water weeds

An image of Deep saucer. On the inside are two fish and water weeds in relief. On the side are three fish and conventionalised waves in relief. Translucent porcelain, with a reddish body covered in a white glaze. There are remains of a metal ring round the rim. Height 3.1 cm, diameter 14.6 cm. Song Dynasty (960-1279). Chinese.

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Deep saucer. On the inside are two fish and water weeds in relief. On the side are three fish and conventionalised waves in relief. Translucent porcelain, with a reddish body covered in a white glaze. There are remains of a metal ring round the rim. Height 3.1 cm, diameter 14.6 cm. Song Dynasty (960-1279). Chinese.

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Accession Number: OC.43-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 952 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 514.36kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2013:10:29 15:32:32

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ceramics Chinese cream fish Fitz_AA glazed porcelain saucer studio ceramics waves

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