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figure

human history
  • Other Name

    Mingqi tomb figure

  • Description

    Tomb figure

    Mingqi tomb figure of Tang dynasty era. Made from earthenware. The figure depicts a dancer attendant, the figure is kneeling and has her right arm behind her and her left arm raised over her hair. The figure's hair is in a top knot and it is wearing long robes. The figure sits on a thin square base. The figure is covered with a black paint and has remnants of beige paint and white gesso. The underside of the figure reveals a beige coloured ceramic beneath the paint

  • Place
    China
  • Accession Number
    1941.137
  • Accession Date
    Circa 1941
  • Other Id

    26271 (ethnology)

    K2032 (ceramic)

    15/33 (Catalogue no)

    184-192 (Chinese Art Exhibition 1937)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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  • figure, 1941.137, K2032, 26271, 15/33, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, 1941.137, K2032, 26271, 15/33, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, 1941.137, K2032, 26271, 15/33, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, 1941.137, K2032, 26271, 15/33, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, 1941.137, K2032, 26271, 15/33, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, 1941.137, K2032, 26271, 15/33, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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