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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Tiger, Shang

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Chinese

Title

Tiger

Year

Shang

Medium

stone

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Stone with traces of cinnabar

Techniques

  • Stone with traces of cinnabar

Dimensions

3.3 x 8.6 x 2 cm (1 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 13/16 inches)

Place

Origin: China, Shang Dynasty, 1600-1046 BCE

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Bequest of John M. Crawford, Jr.

Object Number

1989.110.5

Tiger

The Crawford Bequest

Chinese Objects in the Collection of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, An Exhibition by the Department of History of Art and Architecture, Brown University, February 6 through March 14, 1993.
Origin: China, Shang Dynasty, 1600-1046 BCE

Publications

The Crawford Bequest

Chinese Objects in the Collection of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, An Exhibition by the Department of History of Art and Architecture, Brown University, February 6 through March 14, 1993.

Exhibition History

Asian Art Galleries

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