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Source Description
This pillar is carved in low relief, and depicts dragons and clouds.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23254
label
Balustrade Pillar Depicting Dragon in Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
23254
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Balustrade Pillar Depicting Dragon in Clouds
description
This pillar is carved in low relief, and depicts dragons and clouds.
provenance
The Reverent Winthrop Brainerd, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by inheritance [from his father]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift [Note in file: ""Inherited by Father Brainerd. His grandfather had been governor-general of Hong Kong.""].
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
balustrades
columns (architectural elements)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35.5
height
21.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 x W: 8 3/8 in. (35.5 x 21.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
marble
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
086bf61c73811047