關羽牙彫根付
This exquisite carving depicts general Guan Yu (d. 220), the epitome of Confucian virtue, loyalty and righteousness. He was deified in the sixth century and widely worshipped in Asia.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910...
18th century
Ivory
12.7cm
10.211.1496
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
Permanent collection