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<em>Buddhist Elephant Sculpture</em>. Gilt and polychromed wood, 10 1/2 x 19 in. (26.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alice Boney, 83.231. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 83.231.jpg)
Buddhist Elephant Sculpture. Gilt and polychromed wood, 10 1/2 x 19 in. (26.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alice Boney, 83.231. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 83.231.jpg)
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Buddhist Elephant Sculpture

Asian Art

MEDIUM Gilt and polychromed wood
  • Place Made: Japan
    • PERIOD Fujiwara Period
    DIMENSIONS 10 1/2 x 19 in. (26.7 x 48.3 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 83.231
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Alice Boney
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Buddhist Elephant Sculpture. Gilt and polychromed wood, 10 1/2 x 19 in. (26.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alice Boney, 83.231. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 83.231.jpg)
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    <em>Buddhist Elephant Sculpture</em>. Gilt and polychromed wood, 10 1/2 x 19 in. (26.7 x 48.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alice Boney, 83.231. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 83.231.jpg)

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