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Washing the Sacred Elephant

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Painting of people washing an elephant. The elephant is large and white. Four people are depicted. A man in a red robe on the left holds a staff with a flame-shaped top. A man with short black hair wears a green robe and holds a red pole attached to the elephant. A woman behind him wears a headband and a green robe and holds a long stick. A man with brown hair and beard appears at the top left. The background is tan with a gold strip on the right edge. There is Asian script on the right edge. A woven basket sits on the ground.

Artwork Details

Medium
Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 376 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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