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Fruit dish

Description

Fruit dish of carved ivory, on a pedestal containing concentric spheres: China, Qing Dynasty, early 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.743.2

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Fruit dish

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

Early 19th century

Style / Culture

Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Ivory

Physical description

Carved ivory

Exhibitions

  • Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
    National Museum of Scotland

  • Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
    National Museum of Scotland

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world cultures, exploring east asia

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