Figure
400-525 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of two girls, standing side by side and holding hands, hair tied into two buns worn on top of their head, dressed in robes with V-shaped opening at the neck and high waist bands and long sleeves. Grey earthenware with painting over white slip.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Grey earthenware with painting over white slip |
| Brief description | Figure of two girls, grey earthenware with slip and pigment, China, Northern Wei period, 400-525 |
| Physical description | Figure of two girls, standing side by side and holding hands, hair tied into two buns worn on top of their head, dressed in robes with V-shaped opening at the neck and high waist bands and long sleeves. Grey earthenware with painting over white slip. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Production | Label, 1994 |
| 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. 36 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.865-1936 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2009 |
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