Plaque
Item number 2848/42 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rectangular wooden plaque with painted scene depicting a male and female elder each holding a child. The female is wearing a green shirt and a pink skirt and green earrings. Her hair is grey and worn in a bun with green chopsticks. The baby she holds is wearing red. The elder male is wearing a long red robe and a black hat with a red feather? sticking out of the top. He has white eyebrows and a scraggly white beard. The baby he is holding is wearing green. They both stand on red platforms. They stand beneath a traditional Chinese canopy and a banner with Chinese characters. Below them is another banner with Chinese characters. On either side of them are two grey pots containting flowers with human faces. Below them is a body of water with an animal in a yellow row boat. Back of the plaque is unpainted.
Item History
- Made in China
- Owned by Carol Potter Peckham before May 24, 2010
- Received from Carol Potter Peckham (Donor) on May 24, 2010
What
- Name
- Plaque
- Identification Number
- 2848/42
- Type of Item
- plaque
- Material
- wood and paint
- Overall
- height 16.3 cm, width 12.7 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Carol Potter Peckham
- Received from
- Carol Potter Peckham (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 24, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on May 24, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2848/0042
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