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Guanyin holding a child: O.29-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Guanyin holding a child

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Made from carved wood painted red, blue, black and gold, with ivory heads and hands.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Cecil E. Byas

Measurements and weight

Height: 19 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

Ming Dynasty
1580 - 1644

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Heads And Hands composed of ivory

Materials used in production

Wood
Paint

Techniques used in production

Carving : Wood, carved
Painting

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.29-1938
Primary reference Number: 138794
External ID: CAM_CCF_O_29_1938
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 January 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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