Chinese silk panel with K'o-ssu sprays of blossom

An image of Textiles. Panel. Unknown maker, China. Various sprays of blossom. K'o-ssu - silk with gold and silver metallic thread on dark blue ground. Length, whole, 131 cm, width, whole, 31 cm, circa 1850-circa 1899. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns.

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Textiles. Panel. Unknown maker, China. Various sprays of blossom. K'o-ssu - silk with gold and silver metallic thread on dark blue ground. Length, whole, 131 cm, width, whole, 31 cm, circa 1850-circa 1899. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns.

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Accession Number: T.69-1977
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 271 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 287.70kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century blossom blue Chinese cut silk pattern dark blue Fitz_AA floral flowers k'o-ssu kesi metal metallic panel sakura silk silks spray sprays textile

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