Doll

C702

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C702
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty (uncertain) | Modern (uncertain)
Date Made Qing Dynasty - 1929
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Plaster | Textile
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Actor | Villian | Lion
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

A doll representing an actor portraying a villian. The doll is of a man in red embroidered robes with a fierce animal on the front, possibly a dragon. There is white paint between his eyes and a belt around his waist. He wears a crown. There is an inscription in Chinese on the back of his neck.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Theron I. Crane, 1928

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