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Statuette

Object Number:C679A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Chinese
Provenience: China
Period: Ming Dynasty (uncertain)
Qing Dynasty (uncertain)
Date Made: Ming Dynasty - 1927
Early Date: 1368
Late Date: 1927
Section:Asian
Materials:Coral
Technique:Carved
Iconography:Female
Credit Line:Purchased from Wanamaker's Department Store; subscription of Eldridge R. Johnson, 1927

Description

Red coral female figure.

Bibliography:

[Article] Fernald, Helen E. 1928. "The George Byron Gordon Memorial Collection of Chinese Objects in Jade, Crystal, Lapis Lazuli and Coral". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. XIX. no. No. 1. pg. 35-71 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 69View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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