Statuette
80-5-18
Location: On Display in the Looking to the Stars, Listening to the Earth: A Song Dynasty Tomb
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 80-5-18 |
Current Location | Looking to the Stars, Listening to the Earth: A Song Dynasty Tomb - On Display |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Song Dynasty |
Date Made | Song Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Clay |
Iconography | Standing Figure | Daoist | Tortoise | Constellation | Big Dipper |
Description | Unglazed, standing Daoist figure. On his headdress is incised the representation of a constellation, Ursa major, the big dipper. Applied to the long gown below the knees is a tortoise in full relief. |
Height | 21.12 cm |
Width | 6.51 cm |
Depth | 6.19 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, 1980 |
Other Number | 3-4 - Other Number |
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