17 février 2024
Tomb Figure, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Tomb Figure, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Earthernware with coloured glazes. Height: 43cm. Given by Dr Peter Cookson Smith, FE.288-2005. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
This is a figure of a state official wearing a black hat and holding a box in his hands, standing on a hexagonal plinth, its body made of earthenware with pale green lead glaze. The figure's head is movable. This type of earthenware figure was mass-produced to be buried with the deceased.
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