Figure of a Court Lady
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumCarved boxwood
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 × 3 7/8 × 2 1/8 inches (22.54 × 9.84 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF88-37/104
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceProbably with Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, IL, by November 17, 1978;
Probably purchased from Nagatani, Inc. by Laurence Sickman (1907-1988), Kansas City, MO, November 17, 1978-1988 [1];
His bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1988.
NOTES:
[1] An invoice from Nagatani, Inc. for Sickman's purchase of "one Chinese 1800 AD Huang Yang wood carving of standing graceful Kuan Yin, holding a jar" is in the Nelson-Atkins Archives, MSS001 Laurence Sickman Papers, box 7, folder 7. It is not known definitively if this invoice pertains to this particular object, but it is the best option based on its description among the objects from Sickman's collection.
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Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
F88-37/105
