Chinese Dog of Fo (one of a pair)

An image of Animal figure. Dog of Fo (one of a pair). Unknown maker, China. Hard-paste porcelain, enamelled on biscuit, height 52 cm, width 21 cm, 1662-1722. Kangxi Period.

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Animal figure. Dog of Fo (one of a pair). Unknown maker, China. Hard-paste porcelain, enamelled on biscuit, height 52 cm, width 21 cm, 1662-1722. Kangxi Period.

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Accession Number: C.27A-1962
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/39.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 769 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 475.33kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 39/1
Captured: 2012:10:12 10:12:45

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17th Century 18th Century AD animal animal figure animals biscuit ceramics Chinese Dog of Fo dogs enamel enamelled figure Fo green hard-paste porcelain K'ang Hsi Kangxi pair porcelain

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