Tomb Figurine of a Civil Official
CultureChinese
DateTang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
MediumUnglazed clay with polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 26 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 5 1/2 inches (66.36 × 18.73 × 13.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1453
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DescriptionStanding figure with hands clasped at waist. thick eyebrows, mustache and trimmed beard. long cuffs, worn over full-length robe; floral design on upper part of robe. Figure molded to base, semi-circular opening through middle of base.ProvenanceWith Ch'ung Teh Heo, by 1933;
Purchased from Ch'ung Teh Heo, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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