Title

Unglazed pottery figure of a singer, Eastern Han dynasty, China, 25-220 AD. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Unglazed pottery figure of a singer, Eastern Han dynasty, China, 25-220 AD. Large moulded unglazed reddish pottery squatting figure of Sichuan type, probably a singer. The figure is wearing a long loose robe with voluminous arms and an unusual winged hat with one hand resting on the left cheek in a contemplative pose. Some traces of pigment remain.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

25th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_360

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (559,2Kb) / 7,4in x 9,5in / 2205 x 2838 (300dpi)

Keywords

job music arts country singing figure China Chinese occupation color colour death Sichuan tomb mausoleum location century burial profession singer figurine pottery artefact dynasty concept artifact earthenware Museum of East Asian Art 1st century 2nd century burial goods grave goods Han dynasty object Unknown ceramic ceramic object