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Dublin Core

Title

Bronze: figure

Description

One bronze demon-like figure, holding wine cup and phallus.

Source

Rewi Alley

Provenance

From Inner Mongolian Lamasary. Gifted to Canterbury Museum in 1937. Loaned to the Rewi Alley Chinese Art and Crafts Exhibition, held at the Provincial Council Chambers, Christchurch, in 1956.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

114.13x88.03 mm (l x w)

Doc No.

Provenance notes: Shaanxi;
Primary production place: Mongolia/Western Asia/Asia.

Museum Ac. No.

C1957.409

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Period

Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) or Republic of China (1911-1949), likely

Collection

Citation

“Bronze: figure,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed December 21, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/1150.