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Title
Bone: ornaments
Description
Two bone ornaments.
(1) One cream-yellow bone disc. Large circular central hole. Obverse presents four Chinese characters 一去千裡 (once gone a thousand miles).
(2) One cream-yellow bone disc. Small circular central hole. Obverse presents five Chinese characters 山中高士 (talented scholar in the mountains).
(1) One cream-yellow bone disc. Large circular central hole. Obverse presents four Chinese characters 一去千裡 (once gone a thousand miles).
(2) One cream-yellow bone disc. Small circular central hole. Obverse presents five Chinese characters 山中高士 (talented scholar in the mountains).
Source
Rewi Alley
Provenance
Gifted by Alley to Canterbury Museum during a visit to New Zealand in 1937.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
6.94x41.35 mm (h x w)
Museum Ac. No.
E137.57
Usage Rights
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Collection
Citation
“Bone: ornaments,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed November 21, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/1153.