Figure
600 - early 700 (made)
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One of the most vivid visual records of the trade and cultural exchange between the Chinese and foreigners is retained in the form of ceramic figurines. Such figures accentuate the obvious physiological differences of foreigners, not so much as caricatures, but rather to record and depict their 'foreign-ness'.
The Tang Dynasty (619-907AD) can be said to have been one of the most liberal periods of Chinese contact with the foreign world, and this figure of a Northeast-Indian youth playing a drum gives us an idea of how far and wide Chinese contact with the world outside reached.
The Tang Dynasty (619-907AD) can be said to have been one of the most liberal periods of Chinese contact with the foreign world, and this figure of a Northeast-Indian youth playing a drum gives us an idea of how far and wide Chinese contact with the world outside reached.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with pigment |
| Brief description | Figure of a drummer; Cer, China, TANG, PAINTED |
| Physical description | Figure of a Western Asiatic or Northwest Indian youth playing a drum; Earthenware with traces of pigment |
| Style | |
| Credit line | MRs B.Z. Seligman Bequest |
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| Summary | One of the most vivid visual records of the trade and cultural exchange between the Chinese and foreigners is retained in the form of ceramic figurines. Such figures accentuate the obvious physiological differences of foreigners, not so much as caricatures, but rather to record and depict their 'foreign-ness'. The Tang Dynasty (619-907AD) can be said to have been one of the most liberal periods of Chinese contact with the foreign world, and this figure of a Northeast-Indian youth playing a drum gives us an idea of how far and wide Chinese contact with the world outside reached. |
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| Accession number | FE.153-1974 |
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| Record created | July 5, 2007 |
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