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Standing Figure of an Official

CultureChinese
Dateearly-mid-8th century C.E.
MediumEarthenware, "sancai" glaze
DimensionsOverall: 35 3/4 inches (90.81 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the Joyce C. Hall Funds of the Community Foundation, the Joyce C. Hall Estate, the Donald J. Hall Designated Fund of the Community Foundation, the Barbara Hall Marshall Designated Fund, and the Elizabeth Ann Reid Donor Advisory Fund
Object numberF83-8/8
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 229
Collections
DescriptionFigure of an official with mustache and beard, wearing high headdress, long belted robe with wide sleeves and standing collar; green-glazed robe with design in aubergine, green, buff, and dark yellow, worn over buff-colored underrobe, with dark yellow border. Shoes, upturned toes.Provenance

Braganza Investments, Ltd.;

Purchased from Braganza Investments, Ltd.  by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1983.

Published References

Colin Mackenzie, with contributions by Ling-En Lu, Masterworks of Chinese art: the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Mo.: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2011), 50-55, no. 13 (repro.).

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