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European figure with an elephant’s tusk in tribute, anonymous, c. 1725 - c. 1775

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European figure with an elephant’s tusk in tribute, anonymous, c. 1725 - c. 1775

cutting, h 15.8cm × w 5.5cm × d 5.1cm More details

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Identification

Title(s)

European figure with an elephant’s tusk in tribute
Figuur van een Europese tribuutbrenger

Object type

figure

Object number

AK-RAK-2006-4

Description

Beeld van een man met krullend haar, een lange jas en zware schoenen met hakken. In zijn handen draagt hij een kleine olifantstand. Sporen van zwarte en rode polychromie.

Creation

Artist

ivory carver: anonymous

Place

China

Dating

c. 1725 - c. 1775

School / style

Qianlong-period (1736-1795)

Material and Technique

Material

ivory

Technique

cutting

Measurements

height 15.8 cm × width 5.5 cm × depth 5.1 cm

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 9-Oct-2006

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Masters of the knife, Jan van, 1965- Campen, p. 170, afb. 23
Jan van Campen, 'Aanwinst: Man met olifantstand', Aziatische Kunst 37/1 (2007), pp. 38-44.

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To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.437594