DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Paper and embroidery scissors
NameScissors
Artist or maker
Shiqing QIN
(Dong)
CultureDong
Dateca. 2018
Place madeTongle, Guangxi Province, China, Asia
MediumIron
Dimensions4 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (11.43 × 5.715 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of QUIN Shiqing, A.2020.63.4
Object numberA.2020.63.2
ProvenanceGift from artist given during field trip to Tongle, July 17, 2018
DescriptionTwo parts hinged together with a screw. Oversized finger rings in comparison to the size of the blades.
Early-mid 20th century
Late 19th--mid 20th century
Collected 1961-1962
Late 19th century