Female Head
CultureChinese
DateNorthern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
MediumBas-relief in black stone
DimensionsOverall: 10 × 7 1/4 inches (25.4 × 18.42 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-978
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DescriptionThree-quarter view of the head of a woman, mounted on a black wood block.ProvenanceWith Liang Shui-Lin, Peking (modern-day Beijing), by July 1933 [1];
Purchased Liang Shui-Lin, through Laurence Sickman and the dealer Dr. Otto Burchard, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] According to Sickman's financial statement for the purchase in Nelson-Atkins Registration files, as well as a memorandum dated August 23, 1933, the vendor is identified as Liang Shui-Lin, located at 10 Lan Fang-erh-t'iao, Peking.
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Kajikawa
19th century
F58-26/10
