Statuette
Object Number:
80-5-3
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Chinese
Provenience:
China
Lung Hu Shan Area
Chih
Period:
Song Dynasty
Date Made:
Song Dynasty
Early Date:
960
Late Date:
1279
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Clay
Iconography:
Figure
Taoist
Description:
Unglazed, standing figure of a Taoist, hands folded across chest, a gap between palms and thumbs allowing for insertion of something; the figure is dressed in a long robe with pointed, long sash in front and buckle with hanging ribbons in back. On headdress is the character Wang.
Credit Line:
Purchased from the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
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