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Court Lady
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Court Lady

Maker China
DateTang Dynasty (618-906), 8th Century
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumEarthenware with traces of pigment
Dimensions13 x 4 1/4 x 3 in. (33 x 10.8 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cofrin
Object number1994.3.7
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionA fine pottery figure of an elegant court lady, standing, wearing a loosely fitted robe tied at the waist with a belt, the feet protruding from underneath the hen, the hands covered by the long sleeves. She tilts her head at an angle, the hair is dressed in two elaborate top knots. The buff pottery covered with a thin layer of white slip, the face with the remains of red pigment.

"Plump beauty" type.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Basket
Chikuyuusai I
c. 1910-1920
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Cup with One Handle
파수부배
把手附杯
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Three Kingdoms period, Gaya Confederacy (42-562 CE)), c. 400-600 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Cup with One Handle
파수부배
把手附杯
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Three Kingdoms period, Gaya Confederacy (42-562 CE), c. 400-600 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Cup with One Handle
파수부배
把手附杯
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom (57 BCE-676 CE), c. 400-600 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Cup with One Handle
파수부배
把手附杯
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Three Kingdoms period, Gaya Confederacy (42-562 CE), c. 400-600 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Cup with One Handle
파수부배
把手附杯
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Three Kingdoms period, Gaya Confederacy (42-562 CE), c. 400-600 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Lele, Juarez, Mexico 1992
Miguel Gandert
1992
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ruins of Sugar House
John Rogers Vinton
1843
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Head of a Bodhisattva
China
Northern Qi or Sui Dynasty, late 6th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Seated Companion Urn
Zapotec people, Valley of Oaxaca
300 - 500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Double-Faced Mask (waniougo)
Senufo Artist
20th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Seated Buddha
Gandharan
4th-5th Century

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