Caption

Tiger — paperweight. Maker: Rubiec-Masalski, Fyodor Vasilyevich (1865–1920?), Tulisov, Jerzy (1943– ). Subject/materials/style: Chinese art; Chinese; Qing (1644–1911); Qing (style). Function: writing instrument, paperweight for scholars and officials. Subject: tiger (zool.). Date: 18th–19th century. Place: China. Object type: sculpture. Dimensions: height 6.3 cm; width 3.4 cm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A40_439

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68.7Mb (2.2Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tiger paperweight Maker Rubiec-Masalski Fyodor Vasilyevich 1865–1920 Tulisov Jerzy 1943– Subject materials style Chinese art Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Function writing instrument scholars officials tiger zool Date 18th–19th century Place China Object type sculpture Dimensions height 6.3 cm width 3.4 cm smooth pale off-white carved stone figurine crouching animal rounded body curled tail detailed facial features sits dark gray reflective surface darker gray background carving subtle incised lines polished contours slight cream translucent white variations stone.