Black wood qilin

Manager ID

1024

Title

Black wood qilin Early 17th century

Short title

Black wood qilin

Record number

BATEA : 1016

Simple name

qilin

Classified name

animal; wood; figure; qilin; Ming; Qing; mark; Hongwu; China; mythical; waves;

Description

Description part summary

A black wood figure of a qilin on a bed of waves, its head turned back looking towards its tail. There is a mark on the base with six characters that reads 'Hongwu Yuan nian wu zhong' (1369).

Description material

Description condition

Restored by conservationists at Wiltshire History Centre, returned 20 July 2020.Recovered damaged in April 2019. Stolen on 17 April 2018.

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body
decoration

Description length

11.5 cm

Description height

7.6 cm

Description diameter

Description width

7.3 cm

Description depth

Description inscription

Hong Wu yuan nian wu zhong (1369)

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