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Mortuary Figurine
| Object Number: | C421 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Tang Dynasty |
| Date Made: | Tang Dynasty |
| Early Date: | 618 |
| Late Date: | Tang Dynasty |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Paint Gesso Ceramic Glaze |
| Technique: | Fired Glazed |
| Iconography: | Dancer |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1924 |
Description
Clay grave figurine of a dancer. C421, C422, C423, C424, C425 are set of two dancers and three musicians.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
| The History of Music in China Symposium (22 Nov 2014 - 22 Nov 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 163 Full page | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Article] Chapman, Jan. 2012. "Moon-gong Figurines From Tang Dynasty China". Arts of Asia. Kowloon. Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd. Vol. 42. no. 2. pg. 134-140 Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation | |
| [Article] 1924. "Chinese Sculpture". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum. Vol. XV. no. No. 4. pg. 258-287 Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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