Figure Item Number: N1.487 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two lions carved from translucent pink quartz (parts a and b); each lion is mounted on a carved wooden stand (parts c and d).
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1911 and 1930
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- N1.487 a-d
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- quartz mineral and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Part A
- height 9.3 cm, width 7.4 cm, depth 4.3 cm
- Part B
- height 9.7 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1930
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good