Sleeping Man

China

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

  • Titles Sleeping Man (Title)
  • Artist China
  • Medium carved ivory
  • Dimensions Overall: 2 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (5.4 x 10.8 x 6.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. Chandler H. and Jane Paris Smith, 1981.295
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture

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