Statuette

18226

From: China | Canton

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 18226
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China | Canton
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century - 1891
Section Asian
Materials Root
Technique Carved
Iconography Shan Sing Kung
Description

Image of Shau Sing King. Carved from the root of the bamboo, the fibers of the root forming part of his cloak. Crude curio.

Height 29.84 cm
Length 15 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1891
Other Number LE240 - Other Number

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