Statue

81-12-1

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 81-12-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Date Made 19th Century - 20th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden statuette of male figure, possibly a temple image of the war god. Figure wears high cap with back flaps, a robe and tunic, and stands on domed surface with cloud-like formations carved in relief. Five clumps of horse hair comprise beard. Right arm is raised and bent with fist clenched and pierced for attachment of attribute (now missing) and left arm is raised and bent toward body with index and forefinger pointing toward right hand. Left fist is pierced for insertion of rod. Dark brown and black paint covers surface, black used for details such as sections of tunic. Wide crack down back left side. Back of cap and right hand flaking.

Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Carol E. Dickey, 1981

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