Period:Qing dynasty Production date:19thC-20thC
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:kirin immortal
Dimensions:Height: 15.50 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory figure of qilin, a mythical animal in Chinese mythology, bearing a square vase in the bronze form flanked by stylised dragons. The front and back panels of the vase depicts the Eight Daoist Immortals.
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![图片[1]-vase; figure BM-2018-3005.400-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010380.jpg)
![图片[2]-vase; figure BM-2018-3005.400-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010381.jpg)
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Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:kirin immortal
Dimensions:Height: 15.50 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory figure of qilin, a mythical animal in Chinese mythology, bearing a square vase in the bronze form flanked by stylised dragons. The front and back panels of the vase depicts the Eight Daoist Immortals.
IMG
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