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figure, hare

human history
  • Other Name

    Mingqi tomb figure

  • Description

    figure, of a hare

    A Mingqi tomb figure. Made from earthenware. A small freestanding figure of a hare, its ears and tail are moulded to its body, its leagues are on the sides of its body. The figure has remnants of a white and green lead glaze which has almost completely come away from the earthenware which is a dark brown. The underside of the figure is hollowed to enable the drying process of the ceramic.

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

    26283 (ethnology)

    K1439 (ceramic)

    163 (Chinese Art Exhibition 1937)

    27/33 (Catalogue no)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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  • figure, hare, 1941.137, K1439, 26283, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, hare, 1941.137, K1439, 26283, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, hare, 1941.137, K1439, 26283, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, hare, 1941.137, K1439, 26283, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, hare, 1941.137, K1439, 26283, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, hare, 1941.137, K1439, 26283, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, hare, 1941.137, K1439, 26283, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, hare, 1941.137, K1439, 26283, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, hare

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