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17974

From: China | Canton

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 17974
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China | Canton
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made Late 18th Century - Late19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Rice Paper Tree Pith | Silk
Technique Painted
Iconography Flowers | Butterflies
Description

Chinese book of pith paper pictures. Book with exquisite paintings of flowers and butterflies.

Length 37 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1894
Other Number ED550 - Museum Education Number | 87-12-1 - Found in Collection Number | MA1987-50-1 - Museum Archives Number

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