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On display at V&A South Kensington
China, Room 44, The T.T. Tsui Gallery

Figure Group

025-220 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In the Han dynasty (206BC-AD220) grave goods included replicas of men and animals performing their daily duties, made from pottery but in reduced size, such as this model of a man riding an ox cart. The grave goods would allow the deceased to continue a similar life style in the underworld.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Model of Cart
  • Figure of Ox
  • Figure of Man
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with traces of white slip and red pigment
Brief description
Man on an ox cart, Cer, China, Han, Painted
Physical description
Figures of Bullock, Wagon and Driver.
Dimensions
  • Of human figure seated height: 7.62cm
  • Of ox height: 13.97cm
  • Overall, including ox length: 31.43cm
  • Of ox length: 17.15cm
Style
Gallery label
Cart, ox and driver Eastern Han dynasty AD 25-220 Painted earthenware Museum no. Circ.100-1935(2007)
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee
Subjects depicted
Summary
In the Han dynasty (206BC-AD220) grave goods included replicas of men and animals performing their daily duties, made from pottery but in reduced size, such as this model of a man riding an ox cart. The grave goods would allow the deceased to continue a similar life style in the underworld.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.100-1935

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Record createdJuly 20, 2006
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