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Tang Dynasty Glazed Terracotta Figure of Standing Male Attendant - PF.5164
Origin: China
Circa: 618
AD
to 907
AD
Style: Tang Dynasty
Medium: Glazed Terracotta
£9,000.00
Location: Great Britain
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In the history of China, Tang Dynasty
is regarded as a golden age that
achieved political stability, economic
affluence, and cultural prosperity.
Unified a huge continent, Tang has
expanded its borders and absorbed
foreign cultures based on its identity
as a unified country established by
the Han and Sui Dynasty, completing a
refined and international culture, and
contributed to the formation of East
Asian cultures by spreading it to
neighboring countries such as the
Korean Peninsula and Japan. During the
Tang Dynasty, poetry and literature
were greatly developed by enlightened
rulers, and the artworks of the Tang
reached a new level of sophistication.
The Silk Road, which runs from Xi'an,
the capital of Tang, through
the Western Regions to Byzantium
Empire, established wealth through the
revitalization of trade, and
furthermore. It helped create new
ideas and exotic cultures through the
cultural interchange.
This standing male figure illustrates
the men's clothing of the Tang Dynasty
in China. The circular-collor robe and
double-pointed headdress, futou, were
common dress for men during the Tang
dynasty. The figure is dressed in long
and narrow sleeved robes. The belted
outer robe, which loosely drapes above
his pants, is painted a deep ochre
colour. The expression of delicate
facial features and folds of clothes
of the statue show the excellence of
art in Tang dynasty. This statue of
standing male was made of burial goods
for the deceased, who were of high
class, such as the royal family and
aristocrats. The polite pose with his
hands on his chest suggests that the
man is an attendant. It is not only an
artwork of high-quality artistry
during the Tang Dynasty, but also a
valuable archaeological relic that
informs the refined attire of the Tang
Dynasty. - MK
- (PF.5164)
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