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Tortoise

Tortoise

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Murata Seimen

Artist
Murata Seimen
(Japanese, 1761 - 1837)
Title
Tortoise
Date
late 18th-early 19th century
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Webster Woodmansee
Accession No.
1991.542
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Japan

Related

before 1991, purchased on Charles Street (Boston, MA) by Mr. and Mrs. Webster Woodmansee (Milwaukee, WI); December 1991, gifted by Mr. and Mrs. Webster Woodmansee (Milwaukee, WI) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

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