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figure, scene

human history
  • Description

    figures; bronze cast; scene depicts a policeman arresting a drunk; base is of raised earth with a loose shoe and pot on the round; police man has a pointed beard, wears a pointed hat, has robes, a katana at his waist, and is holding a parasol; the drunk character is seated and has one geta shoe on his foot, he has a pointed circular hat and is wearing robes, his facial expression is of confusion and surprise; the figure is in 5 pieces being the base, the drunk, the policeman, the parasol, and the drunks hat;

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  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1934.316
  • Accession Date
    1934
  • Other Id

    20765 (ethnology)

    M1377 (miscellaneous)

  • Department
figure, 1934.316, M1377, 20765, Photographed by Richard Ng,… … Read more

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