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figure, female

human history
  • Other Name

    tomb figure

    Mingqi tomb figure

  • Description

    Tomb figure

    Mingqi tomb figure of Tang dynasty era. Made from earthenware. The figure depicts a female attendant, the figure is seated with one knee bent in front of her and one knee bent behind her. The figure's hair is pulled to a side and she is wearing long robes and has some incisions around the front hem for ornamentation. The figure sits on a thin square base. The figure is covered with a black paint and has remnants of yellow paint and white gesso. The underside of the figure reveals a beige coloured ceramic beneath the paint

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

    26271 (ethnology)

    K2036 (ceramic)

    184-192 (Chinese Art Exhibition 1937)

    16/33 (Catalogue no)

  • Department
figure, female, 1941.137, K2036, 26271, 16/33, © Auckland… … Read more

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