A male figure
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1950 - 1980
Materials
Wood
Measurements
296 x 74 x 83 mm
Place of origin
Taiwan
Order this imageCollection
2 Willow Road, London
NT 112747
Summary
Wood, a male figure, unidentified maker, Taiwanese indigenous peoples, c. 1950-80. A carved wooden male figure, crouching, with hands clasped before torso, wearing a loin cloth, head cap and bands on the arms and legs Printed on label affixed to underside of base TAIWAN/ABORIGINAL, and stamped on underside of base with Chinese characters. On an integral rectangular base.
Provenance
Owned by Ernö Goldfinger and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, also known as Mrs Ernö Goldfinger. Purchased by the National Trust in 1994.
Credit line
National Trust Collections (2 Willow Road, The Ernő Goldfinger Collection)
Marks and inscriptions
Printed label on underside of base: TAIWAN/ABORIGINAL Underside of base: A stamp of four Chinese characters beside the English words, above which is a line silhouette of a mountain and an Asian-style pagoda.