Shell-matching game
43 pairs of painted white shells; (a-b): two men face to face behind small green slope; (c-d): green hill at L, water body at R, and blue and red flowers between; (e-f): male figure in white and red clothing, seated inside building and addressing two men outside beyond verandah; (g-h): rolled scroll with red cover at L, wooden stand at C, and semi-unrolled scroll LR; (i-j): two men sitting on ground; man at L in red, facing man in dark green at R; (k-l): two men sitting on ground out of doors; man at L in red is seated near a green hill; man at R is kneeling in front of a building wall; (m-n): green slope with white flowers growing at L, red flowers leaning at R; (o-p): green slope at L, with black lacquered container (?) with gold moon and grasses at R; round object near C; red plaid cloth at UR; (q-r): man at L in red seated on ground behind brown grasses; man in blue looks on at UR; (s-t): hatchet on log at C, against green band; red plaid cloth at UR; (u-v): green slope with several white flowers at L, and large spray of red flowers at R; (w-x): green hill with small bunch of red flowers at L; larger spray of blue flowers at R; (y-z) two birds perched on hill between two branches of white flowering tree; grasses overlapping a strip of red horizon in background; (aa-bb): black hat on grassy slope at L; black cap with tail at R; red plaid cloth at UR; (cc-dd): female figure seated in profile on verandah at R; two figures facing each other on either side of low wall at L; (ee-ff): cluster of brown grasses at L; water at R; spray of blue and red flowers on top; (gg-hh): green slope lined with red flowers at L, white flowers with red centers at R; (ii-jj): green hill with large spray of off-white and red flowers on R slope; red blanket at UR; (kk-ll): two tiger-striped pouches with blue, black, and red decoration; red tassels and ties; (mm-nn): orange tiger lilies on L side of grassy knoll; arching silver lines in background; leaning spray of red and silver flowers that resemble fans at R; (oo-pp): man in red on v
- Date
- 19th century
- In our collection
- since December the 4th, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 1 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (2.54 × 8.26 × 6.35 cm) (each shell, approx.)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Gold, color, and shell white pigment on paper on oyster shells
- Price
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- Composition
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atium 68% cadmium 2% zinc 7% iron 23%