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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Figure of Han Yu, God of Letters, Song Dynasty

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Chinese

Title

Figure of Han Yu, God of Letters

Year

Song Dynasty

Medium

ivory, paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Carved ivory with color pigment

Techniques

  • Carved ivory with color pigment

Dimensions

22.2 x 7.5 x 4.1 cm (8 3/4 x 2 15/16 x 1 5/8 inches)

Place

Origin: China

Type

  • Ivory

Credit

Gift of Manton B. Metcalf

Object Number

18.730

About

Figure of Han Yu, God of Letters

Origin: China

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Chinese Treasures from the Permanent Collection

March 3 - April 23, 1989

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Figure of Han Yu, God of Letters with the accession number of 18.730. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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