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Chinese ivory ink stone case carved with archaistic motifs

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An image of Ink-stone case with sliding lid, ivory carved in low relief on the top and sides with archaistic motifs. Production Place: China. Ivory, carved. 19th century. Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust.

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Ink-stone case with sliding lid, ivory carved in low relief on the top and sides with archaistic motifs. Production Place: China. Ivory, carved. 19th century. Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust.

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  • Accession Number: O.3-2017
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/39.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 575 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 418.58kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 39/1

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19th Century carved case Chinese Fitz_AA ink stone case ivory lidded

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