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Description
Tomb figure
Mingqi tomb figure of Tang dynasty era. Made from earthenware. The figure depicts an woman kneeling while winnowing corn. The figure is wearing robes and has hair up in a top knot. The ceramic is a red colour and has remnants of paint, the body is coloured with a white gesso, the hair has been coloured black. The underside is hollowed out
Place
China
Accession Number
1941.137
Accession Date
1941
Other Id
26274 (ethnology)
K486 (ceramic)
160 (Chinese Art Exhibition 1937)
Department
Applied Arts and Design

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gift of Captain George A Humphreys-Davies, Kawakawa Bay, 1941, collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1941.137, 26274, K486
Collection
Humphreys-Davies
Place
China
Date
0589-0618
0618-0906
Period
Sui dynasty (589 - 618 AD)/Chinese Dynasty and Reign Periods
Tang dynasty (618-906)/Chinese Dynasty and Reign Periods
Media
ceramic/inorganic material
gesso
Measurement Description
h 105 mm
Measurement Reading
114.3mm
120mm
60mm
Classification
earthenware
pottery (visual works)
ceramic ware (visual works)

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08 Communication Artifacts
Media/Materials Notes
from applied arts catalogue card

from applied arts catalogue card
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02 Feb 2022

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