Solid ivory carving of a geisha with dragon and flowers, standing on an ornate wooden stand. She is wearing a long flowing robe (kimono) and is holding a long-stemmed flower in her hands.[PR [OPS move] 13/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Solid ivory carving of a geisha with dragon and flowers, standing on an ornate wooden stand. She is wearing a long flowing robe (kimono) and is holding a long-stemmed flower in her hands.[PR [OPS move] 13/6/2017]
Long description: Solid ivory carving of a geisha with dragon and flowers. Wooden stand. Meiji Period c. 1890.
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source The Queen's Warehouse
Date / Period: Date made: Meiji Date made: Circa 1890
Date collected: By 1990
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1990
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Width: max 61 mm, Depth: max 59 mm, Height: max 222 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1990.29.15 Other numbers: T14/89

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