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Funerary Sculpture of an OfficialMiddle Tang dyansty, about 700-800

Not on view
Tall sancai-glazed ceramic figure of a standing male official in layered green and amber robes, wearing an elaborate cream-white headdress, displayed against a tan background

Unknown, Funerary Sculpture of an Official, Middle Tang dyansty, about 700-800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Leon Lidow, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Funerary Sculpture of an Official
Place Made
China
Date Made
Middle Tang dyansty, about 700-800
Medium
Molded earthenware with incised decoration, polychrome (sancai) glaze, and traces of paint
Dimensions
47 1/2 x 11 x 12 in. (120.65 x 27.94 x 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Leon Lidow
Accession Number
M.75.77.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Price, Lorna. Masterpieces from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.
  • Kuwayama, George. The Joy of Collecting: Far Eastern Art From The Lidow Collection. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.
  • Kuwayama, George. Funerary Art of China: Han Through T'ang Dynasties. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973.