About this artwork
This mature woman with a topknot gazing into a hand-mirror reflects life in a sophis-ticated and fashion-conscious Tang court. She may be applying cosmetics, which included mineral pigments that were im-ported from Persia (now Iran) and Central Asia. She sits upon round, waisted stools that were a new furniture style for the time.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 131
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Title
- Seated Woman Holding Mirror
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Place
- China (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Artist's working dates 618 CE–906 CE
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Medium
- Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of polychrome pigments
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Dimensions
- 31.2 × 13.8 × 15.5 cm (12 5/16 × 5 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Pauline Palmer Wood
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Reference Number
- 1970.1075
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/35381/manifest.json
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