Native Name | Mingqi |
Object Number | C190 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Wei Dynasty |
Date Made | Wei Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Clay | Slip |
Technique | Mold Made | Fired |
Iconography | Kneeling Woman |
Description | Dark wei clay with white slip. Mortuary figure of a kneeling woman. Gritty incrustation of reddish buff clay. Hands folded inside sleeves. Heavy broad collar inside kimona. Crown like headdress flaring at top. Two part mold, front and back. Broken and repaired, one part of sherd separate. |
Height | 5.2 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Width | 11.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line | The Chinese Expedition, Carl W. Bishop, 1916 |
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