Tomb Guardian Figure (Tian Wang, Heavenly King)
Unidentified maker, Chinese, 1644 - 1911
probably Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Polychrome wood
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert L. Ripley, Class of 1939H
40.15.12552
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
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Funerary Equipment
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Exhibition History
Figural Sculpture: Selections from the Permanent Collection, SArt 16, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 3-October 23, 1994.
Provenance
Collected by Robert L. (born LeRoy Robert) Ripley (1890-1949), Mamaroneck, New York, early 20th century (The Ripley's Believe It or Not Collection); given to present collection, 1940.
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