3259 (original number) and AB 161 (original number)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China, Fukien Prov., Te Hua attrib.
Collector:
Anita Day Symmes Blake and Anson Stiles Blake
Collection date:
before 1962
Materials:
Glaze (coating by location) and Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
The figure was originally catalogued by the Design dept. w/ a teak and glass case & lid, which did not match the figure, thus was discarded.