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Chinese Blanc de Chine brush pot

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An image of Brushpot. Blanc de Chine. Circular with lattice pierced sides including swastika, incurved solid support base and top. 1621-1627. Chinese.

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Brushpot. Blanc de Chine. Circular with lattice pierced sides including swastika, incurved solid support base and top. 1621-1627. Chinese.

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  • Accession Number: C.148-2010
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/45.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 732 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 365.02kB
  • Exposure time: 1/250
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 45/1

Key words

17th Century blanc de Chine brush holder brush pot brush-rest brushpot ceramics Chinese Dehua porcelain Fitz_AA lattice pierced porcelain studio ceramics swastika white

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