Statue

29-96-308

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-96-308
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty (uncertain)
Date Made Qing Dynasty
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Iconography Shennong | Telesphorus
Description

Bronze group in one piece with seated Shennong 神農 (Japanese: Shinno) and standing Telesphorus. Shennong has natural tufts of hair, eyebrows and beard.

Height 36.5 cm
Width 23.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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