Chinese Carving in Ivory

Roger Fentonabout 1860

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Stereographic views of a rectangular ivory casket with a garden scene carved on the top. The scene depicts various figures gathered around tables and benches in a garden. There is a pagoda in the garden and a boat docked in the lower left corner.

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Title: Chinese Carving in Ivory
Creator: Roger Fenton
Date Created: about 1860
Physical Dimensions: 7.4 × 14.1 cm (2 15/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Type: Print
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Albumen silver print
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 84.XB.732.4.3.4
Culture: English
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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Roger Fenton Bone Ivory Photographic paper