- Title
- Chinese clay figurines, Shanghai, China
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- Date
- 1949
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- Description
- Among the figurines on display, the two on top are Guan Gong and Na Zha. These clay figurines are probably for sale from street vendors.
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- Format Extent
- 1 cellulose negative; 1 black-and-white photograph
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- Note
- Clay figurine is a traditional Chinese folk art dating back to the Neolithic Period. Clay as raw material is manually kneaded into figurines that usually represent animals and characters.
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- Collection
- Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection, Collection Number 50,
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- Type
- ["Photographs"]
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- Keywords
- ["Shanghai, China","Chinese figures","1949"]
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Chinese clay figurines, Shanghai, China
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