Foreigner Figure
Unidentified Tang Dynasty maker, Chinese, 618 - 906
Tang Dynasty, 618-907
Earthenware with slip and traces of red pigment
Overall: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of William E. Little, Class of 1931, in memory of his parents
C.986.88.2
Geography
Place Made: Xi'an, China, East Asia, Asia
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Course History
Art History 38.03, Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages 70.02, East Meets West, Sunglim Kim, Spring 2024
Publication History
Hugh Scott, The Golden Age of Chinese Art, The Lively Tang Dynasty, Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1967, no. 76.
Provenance
Collection of Senator Hugh Scott (1900-1994) by 1967; sold to William E. Little (1909-1991, Class of 1931), New York; given to present collection, 1986.
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