SculptureChinese19th-20th century

Pillow or Desk Sculpture in the form of a Recumbent Tiger

late 19th-20th Century

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Hardstone, perhaps altered neprhite; with inscription on the underside in archaic-style characters

Culture

Chinese

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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