Print Item Number: N4.5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black ink tortoise with yin yang symbol. Black square background.
Iconographic Meaning
Yin yang - symbolizing light and dark, male and female, creative and receptive.
Item History
- Made in Thangboche Monastery, Nepal
- Collected during 1971
- Owned by Jion Ince before July 22, 1972
- Received from Jion Ince (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on July 22, 1972
What
- Name
- Identification Number
- N4.5
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- block printed
- Overall
- height 55.5 cm, width 36.0 cm
- Image
- height 23.0 cm, width 18.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Himalayas
- Previous Owner
- Jion Ince
- Received from
- Jion Ince (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Thangboche Monastery, Nepal
When
- Collection Date
- during 1971
- Ownership Date
- before July 22, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on July 22, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0230/0002