Imperial Statuette

C687A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C687A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 1750 - 1900 CE
Section Asian
Materials Coral
Technique Carved
Iconography Female | Phoenix
Description

Statuette of lady with phoenix. Imperial coral carving. C686 and C687 are a pair. Wooden stand is C687B. These statues were each carved from a single piece of coral. The phoenix probably represented the empress. Coral carvings were often displayed on the desks of scholars and officials.

Height 49 cm
Length 21.5 cm
Width 7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Wanamaker's Department Store; subscription of Eldridge R. Johnson, 1927

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