Harvard Art Museums > Straus.8971: X-radiograph(s) of "'Zhadou' Receptacle in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Zun' Wine Vessel with Dragon and Scrolling Flower Decor" Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"X-radiograph(s) of "'Zhadou' Receptacle in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Zun' Wine Vessel with Dragon and Scrolling Flower Decor" , Straus.8971,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/357937. Identification and Creation Object Number Straus.8971 Title X-radiograph(s) of "'Zhadou' Receptacle in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Zun' Wine Vessel with Dragon and Scrolling Flower Decor" Classification Photographs Work Type photograph, x-radiograph Date March 17, 2017 Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/357937 Physical Descriptions Dimensions plate size: 35.6 × 43.2 cm (14 × 17 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs Object Number Straus.8971 Contact am_straus@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description X-radiograph Operators: Susan Costello and Lucy Cooper Duration of session: 30 min Total number of exposures: 6 Material Description: ceramic Radiation source: Comet MXR320-26 tube CR plate type: Carestream Industrex Flex HR (white) Exposure settings: Bottom 50 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance Other Side 50 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance Top 50 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance Side 60 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance Side propped up on foam 60 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance Side propped up on foam 100 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance Filtration used: None Screens used: Lead under plate Scanning notes: laser power high, 12-bit logarithmic data scale, PMT 10, 50 micron scan resolution Image manipulation notes: Industrex edge 6 filter, Photoshop manipulation to tiff files Subjects and Contexts Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs Related Works 1940.246 Zhadou-Shaped Vase with Dragons and Scrolling Flower Decor Vessels
