Miniature pair of slippers
Series TitleTomb Miniatures for Use in the Afterworld
CultureChinese
DateSui dynasty (581-618 C.E.)
MediumGlazed stoneware with traces of gilding
DimensionsA: 2 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 inches (5.4 x 9.53 x 7.62 cm)
B: 2 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 7/8 inches (5.41 x 9.53 x 7.29 cm)
B: 2 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 7/8 inches (5.41 x 9.53 x 7.29 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number2006.13.2.8.A,B
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionA miniature pair of slippers with upturned half-round toes.ProvenanceJ. J. Lally & Co.;
Purchased from J. J. Lally & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2006.
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