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Female Figure

Museum No.
GK583

In the Tang dynasty, elite tombs were often filled with sancai earthenware figurines in preparation for the afterlife. This tall, willowy Tang court woman wears a short jacket over a long skirt, a long shawl wrapped around her shoulders. Her hair is gathered in a towering chignon on top of her head.

China-Tang

Title Female Figure
Designation
Artist
Category Ceramics (G), Chinese Ceramics
Country China
Period Tang
Century 8th
Year
Quantity
Materials Earthenware with three-color lead glazes (sancai)
Dimensions Height 38.4cm
Inscription by
Signature/Seals Etc
Donor Matsui Hirotsugu
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