One of a Pair of Daoist Deities: Songzi Niangniang

late 16th–early 17th century

Medium: Gilt bronze with blue and red lacquer; wood bases
Dimensions: Figure: 8 1/4 × 4 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (21 × 12.5 × 7.5 cm)
with base: 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation
Accession Number: 2015.107.23.1a-b
Geography: China
Culture: Chinese
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Mary Griggs Burke (1916–2012) Collection; Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, Mary Griggs Burke (1916–2012), New York; bequeathed to the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, New York, 2012; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2015

Bibliography

"Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2016), 15

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No Copyright - United States

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One of a Pair of Daoist Deities: Songzi Niangniang Artist: Unknown

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