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figure, priest

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Mingqi tomb figure

  • Kupu whakaahua

    figure of priest

    Mingqi tomb figure of Tang dynasty era. Made from earthernware. The figure depicts a priest in robes with a hood over a topknot. The priest has hands clasped together with a small hole between hands to hold something. The ceramic is a buff colour, with traces of faded brown and cream paint. The figure is freestanding and has a hollow underside to aid with the drying process of the ceramic.

    One of a pair

  • Wāhi
    China
  • Accession Number
    1941.137
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1941
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    26292.2 (ethnology)

    K454 (ceramic)

    195-196 (Chinese Art Exhibition 1937)

  • Wāhanga

    Applied Arts and Design

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  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, priest, 1941.137, K454, 26292.2, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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