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Woman Holding Plum Blossoms

mid-700s

North China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)
Medium
earthenware covered in white slip with traces of pigment
Measurements
Overall: 43.8 x 16.5 x 12.2 cm (17 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1987.13
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Location
239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
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Tang aristocratic women had a high degree of freedom, especially in contrast with the Neo-Confucianism of the later Song dynasty.

Description

Tang figurines placed in the tombs give a vivid picture of everyday life. Images of elegant ladies in various hairstyles, costumes, and activities suggest the fashion of the time. This example of a plump and flamboyant lady is a common type found in mid-8th-century tombs, especially in the cosmopolitan city of Xi'an. Together with other figurines—court officials, musicians, dancers, hunters, foreign travelers, horses, camels, guardian warriors, and guardian animals—such tomb sculptures accompanied the deceased in the afterlife.

Woman Holding Plum Blossoms

mid-700s

North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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