Chinese cornelian vase carved with a phoenix and a dragon

An image of Red cornelian vase, carved in the shape of an ancient bronze vase, surrounded by a feline dragon and a phoenix at each side among ruyi fungi clouds. Height, 12.8 cm, width, 12 cm, 1750-1800 AD. Chinese.

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Red cornelian vase, carved in the shape of an ancient bronze vase, surrounded by a feline dragon and a phoenix at each side among ruyi fungi clouds. Height, 12.8 cm, width, 12 cm, 1750-1800 AD. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.118-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 846 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 564.52kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2008:05:12 11:00:19

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18th Century carnelian carved Chinese clouds cornelian creature creatures dragons feline Fitz_AA mythical mythical creature mythology phoenix vase

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