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Standing Attendant (Tomb Figurine)

A work made of wood with traces of polychrome pigments.
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  • A work made of wood with traces of polychrome pigments.

Date:

Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480–221 B.C.), 4th/3rd century B.C.

Artist:

China

About this artwork

In Chu tombs, wood sculptures of men and women were placed in compartments surrounding the coffin. Natural weathering has accentuated the elegant attenuation of these figures. Some were constructed with separate forearms and hands, now lost, that were tenoned into small holes in their sleeves.

Status

On View, Gallery 133

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Standing Attendant (Tomb Figurine)

Place

China (Artist's nationality)

Date

400 BCE–201 BCE

Medium

Wood with traces of polychrome pigments

Dimensions

48.8 × 10.4 × 5.5 cm (19 3/16 × 4 1/16 × 2 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Florene M. Schoenborn

Reference Number

1986.1306

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