Figure of Woman
CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches (14.61 × 3.81 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-8
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Not on viewCollections
DescriptionStanding figure in long robes, arms down at sides, (right hand missing), sash around waist with bow tied in front. Simple crown on head.ProvenanceChinese market, by July 5, 1934 [1];
Purchased in China, through Laurence Sickman (1906-1988), by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1935.
NOTES:
[1] Nelson-Atkins Archives, MSS001 Laurence Sickman Papers, box 10, folder 4.
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