Carving Item Number: 946/29 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature wooden figure of a man wearing a broad circular hat riding a large ox-like animal. Two black strings are attached, respectively, to the man's right hand and to the animal's nose. Entire figure is mounted on a flat rectangular wooden base--inscription on base's bottom reads: " Riding water-buffalohorse [sic] from work in evening."
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China before 1926
- Collected between 1906 and 1926
- Owned by Edith Sibley
- Owned by D. H. Reed, T. Gordon Reed and G. A. Reed before February 16, 1984
- Received from D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor) on February 16, 1984
What
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Edith Sibley, D. H. Reed, T. Gordon Reed and G. A. Reed
- Received from
- D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1926
- Collection Date
- between 1906 and 1926
- Ownership Date
- before February 16, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on February 16, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0946/0029