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Miniature Temples, from Zhihua Temple, Beijing, China

Miniature Temples, from Zhihua Temple, Beijing, China

CultureChinese
Date1736-1796
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall (A-Q): 24 × 22 × 12 1/2 inches (60.96 × 55.88 × 31.75 cm)
Overall (R): 15 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 135 inches (40.01 × 9.53 × 342.9 cm)
Overall (S): 15 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 131 inches (40.01 × 9.53 × 332.74 cm)
Overall (T): 15 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 130 1/2 inches (40.01 × 9.53 × 331.47 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-118/2 A-W
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DescriptionCarved cypress wood with gold leaf; dragon design carved in reliefProvenance

With E. A. Punnett & Co., China, by July 1931;  

Purchased from E. A. Punnett & Co., through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1931.

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