Female Figure

Item number 3510/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Sancai (three colour) glaze pottery court figure on an irregular-shaped base. The slender standing figure is wearing long court robes while slightly turning to one side, her face round with a double chin and high chignon, a scarf over her long amber dress reveals two upturned shoes. The glaze is predominantly brown, green and yellow tones. Figure is hollow.

Narrative

Purchased by the donor from Chung's Arts & Products in Hong Kong, in 1992.

Specific Techniques

Sancai (三彩, “three colours”) is a style of ceramic using three intermingled glaze colours for decoration. The glaze colours are not limited to three, but are predominantly brown, green and a creamy off-white. The sancai technique originated during the Tang dynasty and is associated with Tang tomb figures, so it is often referred to as Tang Sancai (唐三彩).