A Snake or Tortoise

Artist/Maker Chinese

Datefirst half 20th century

place madeLushan, Sichuan Province, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumInk rubbing

DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 15 1/4 in. (34.9 × 38.7 cm)
Overall: 16 7/8 × 26 7/16 in. (42.9 × 67.2 cm)

Credit LineR. T. Miller Jr. Fund

Object number1955.41.71

Status

Not on view

Provenance(Richard C. Rudolph [1909-2003], Los Angeles); purchased 1955 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH

Collections

Asian

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