plaque BM-2018-3005.532

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:20thC
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:child
Dimensions:Height: 14.50 centimetres Length: 33.50 centimetres

Description:
Carved ivory plaque, depicting an elderly with a group of children.
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图片[1]-plaque BM-2018-3005.532-China Archive

Comments:This plaque was probably carved for collectors during the early twentieth century. It has no practical function and were made purely as display items, their back surfaces remaining blank. Its size and weight suggest they were fashioned at a time when ivory was in plentiful supply, while their whimsical subject matter and elaborate carving were such as to delight Western customers.[Kerr, Allen & Shih 2016.]
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