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Figure of a Court Lady

CultureChinese
DateSui dynasty (581-618 C.E.)
MediumPainted pottery
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 inches (38.74 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-128
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 229
Collections
DescriptionFigurine of court lady with head down, elaborate costume and hands in front. Traces of color.Provenance

Robert Rousset;

Purchased from Robert Rousset by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1931.

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Figure of a Court Lady
Sui dynasty (581-618 C.E.)
32-171
Tomb Figure
Tang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
40-14/1
Tomb Figurine of Court Lady
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
34-46/2
Tomb Figurine of Court Lady
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
34-46/1
recto overall
Tang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
31-136/20
Miniature Female Tomb Figure
Warring States period (480-221 B.C.E.)
39-28/3
recto overall
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
32-38/1
recto overall
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
32-38/4
recto overall
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
32-38/2
Tomb Figurine
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
34-47/5
Tomb Figurine
Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
34-47/1