Tomb Figurine
CultureChinese
DateNorthern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
MediumPottery; unglazed
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (19.05 × 6.35 × 6.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-47/5
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DescriptionStanding figure of a man. Traces of color left. Skirt gathered in folds at the back. Hands folded. Sleeves hang to ankles.ProvenancePurchased on the Chinese art market, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934 [1].
NOTES:
[1] This object is included on a list of objects received from Sickman by the Nelson-Atkins on May 3, 1934. Nelson-Atkins Archives, Sickman Miscellaneous, box 3, Receipts - 1934.
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