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Scholar's Rock (Lingbi)
Scholar's Rock (Lingbi)

Scholar's Rock (Lingbi)

Date17th century
Maker Chinese
Object number89.73
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022.
Credit LineGift of Peter and Sandra Lai in honor of Lai Loy
Dimensions5 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (14.29 x 24.13 x 13.97 cm)
MediumNaturally formed limestone with deposits
Scholar’s rock on stand
Scholar’s rock on stand
Chinese
Object number: 92.47.326
Photo: Paul Macapia
Standing figure
Kongo
Object number: 81.17.839
Image Not Available for Standing male figure
Standing male figure
Ancient American
300 B.C. - 1
Object number: 90.15
Ancestral head on post
Ancestral head on post
Ghanaian
Object number: 68.152
Image Not Available for Jointed figure: the god Xipe
Jointed figure: the god Xipe
4 - 700
Object number: 90.18
Veranda post
Veranda post
early 20th century
Object number: 76.34
Bulul Male Figure (rice deity)
Bulul Male Figure (rice deity)
19th century
Object number: 2005.181
Bulul Female Figure (rice deity)
Bulul Female Figure (rice deity)
19th century
Object number: 2005.182
Image Not Available for Gbekre (Simian) Shrine Figure
Gbekre (Simian) Shrine Figure
early 20th century
Object number: 2017.24
Hyena Mask (Kore Society)
Hyena Mask (Kore Society)
Bamana
Object number: 81.17.546
Image Not Available for Sharp shouldered jar
Sharp shouldered jar
Ancient American
200 B.C. - 300 A.D.
Object number: 90.12
Photo: Paul Macapia
War Shirt (batakari)
Ghanaian
20th century
Object number: 81.17.454.1