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Flag Standard

CultureChinese
Date1368
MediumWood stained black
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 inches (35.56 × 24.77 × 19.05 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-216/1
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DescriptionReclining elephant, formalized style. Square center hold for flag standard.Provenance

With Caroline Frances Bieber (1886-1983), Peking (modern-day Beijing), China, by March 15, 1934 [1];

Purchased from Bieber, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.

NOTES:

[1] Sickman's purchase record, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Files, box 1a, Art Invoices/Vouchers 1934.

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