Statue

94-10-3.27

From: China | Beijing

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 94-10-3.27
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sino-Tibetan
Provenience China | Beijing
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made Qing Dynasty
Section Asian
Materials Metal | Stone | Ivory | Thread | Cloth
Technique Cloisonne
Iconography Elephant | Flowers
Description

Small carved ivory faded red elephant; metal pot on its back with small green stone set on top of pot. Elephant stands on top of cloth covered rectangular platform, blue stone in front. 23 yellow, red, green, gold tassels hanging from bottom of base. Location: 2nd tier left in corner.

Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Fred Maloof (Richard G. and Jennifer L. Maloof), 1994

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