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Elephant Tusk Vase
19th century (Meiji)
carved ivory tusk in sunken and low relief and slightly stained
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This vase has been carved to depict a family of monkeys, and wasps.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2019-2021 | Excursions through the Collection: Portraiture, Adornment, and the Natural World. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1900
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.1092