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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure of Dignitary

700-800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware tomb figure of a dignitary splashed with coloured lead glazes, with unfired painting on the head.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with coloured lead glazes
Brief description
Tomb figure of a dignitary, earthenware with coloured lead glazes, China, Tang dynasty, 700-800
Physical description
Earthenware tomb figure of a dignitary splashed with coloured lead glazes, with unfired painting on the head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 95.3cm
  • Width: 26cm
Styles
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 44
Collection
Accession number
C.565-1919

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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