Figure Item Number: N1.122 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Standing metal female figure (part a) dressed in robe. Abstract incised designs decorate the robe. Silver neck ornament. Dark patina. Female has her hands clasped in front of her with her right hand over top her left hand underneath. (Part b is the wooden stand -- in storage.)
Iconographic Meaning
The two characters Shisou 石叟 are inlaid in centre back of the figure's robe. This is the name of a major seventeenth-century metalsmith, famous for his silver-inlaid copper, though many pieces bearing this mark date to later periods.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1930 and 1960
- Owned by Leslie G. Kilborn before October 1966
- Received from Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller) during October 1966
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- N1.122 a-b
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- bronze metal and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and engraved
- Overall
- height 55.0 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 15.0 cm
- Part A
- height 47.0 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 14.0 cm
- Part B
- height 6.2 cm, width 13.6 cm, depth 11.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Leslie G. Kilborn
- Received from
- Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1930 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before October 1966
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1966
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork; carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0037/0113/0028