Chessman

Unknown (Japanese)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
19th century
Height:
14.0 cm  (5 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ivory
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Japanese art[Museum inv. no.: 53.71.169]

Description

A child is standing on top of an elephant while playing a end-blown flute.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown flute [3940]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5221