Rider on a Chimera - First-rank military official

Rider on a Chimera - First-rank military official

Mechanical toy

China, 1710–1720

Silver, tin, ivory, lacquer, enamel, silk, corals; gilding, hammering, engraving, carving, painting

Photo: P. Demidov

Музей: 

© State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Magazine issue : 
#2 2022 (75)
Автор статьи: 

Maria Menshikova

Статья: 

On Certain Official Precious and Rare Gifts to the Russian Emperor Peter I from the Chinese Kangxi Emperor