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Photo: iocolor, LLP
Vessel support: Tiger
Photo: iocolor, LLP

Vessel support: Tiger

Date5th century B.C.
Maker Chinese
Object number45.31
Photo CreditPhoto: iocolor, LLP
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Timeless Grandeur: Art from China" April 25, 2002 - June 12, 2005Published References"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 45 (b&w)
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 x 6 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (7.6 x 17.5 x 4.4 cm)
MediumBronze, cire perdue cast
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