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Chinese jade bracelet carved with eyes

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An image of Bracelet. This bracelet is dark brown opaque stone with areas of russet, grey and yellow. Six semi-circles in relief embrace eyes, perhaps representing cicadas enliven the surface of this bracelet. However, it was copied from an early 20th century print Tao zhai gu yu tu (Ancient Jade Illustrations from the Tao’s Studio by Duan Fang, 1861-1911). Nephrite, diameter, 10.8 cm, 1850-1900. Chinese.

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Bracelet. This bracelet is dark brown opaque stone with areas of russet, grey and yellow. Six semi-circles in relief embrace eyes, perhaps representing cicadas enliven the surface of this bracelet. However, it was copied from an early 20th century print Tao zhai gu yu tu (Ancient Jade Illustrations from the Tao’s Studio by Duan Fang, 1861-1911). Nephrite, diameter, 10.8 cm, 1850-1900. Chinese.

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  • Accession Number: O.7-1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/29.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 949 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 558.95kB
  • Exposure time: 1/100
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 29/1
  • Captured: 2008:02:16 21:22:02

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19th Century accessories bangle bracelet brown carved decorated decoration decorative Fitz_AA jade jewellery jewelry nephrite ornament

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