Pedestal of statue of Kwei Hsin - God of Literature

Made:
Japan
Ivory pedestal only, depicting a demon with claws and fish tail

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Ivory pedestal only, depicting a demon with claws and fish tail
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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