Pedestal of statue of Kwei Hsin - God of Literature
- Made:
- Japan
Ivory pedestal only, depicting a demon with claws and fish tail, the pedestal originally bore an ivory statue of Kwei Hsin, the God of Literature, Japanese
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A104441
- Materials:
- ivory and incomplete
- Measurements:
-
overall: 29 mm x 38 mm
- type:
- statue
- credit:
- Sotheby's