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Su Wu3510/8

Shiwan style pottery figure of Su Wu, the faithful diplomat of the Han Dynasty who was forced to become a sheep herder, wearing long flowing robes glazed in a copper-red plum glaze, with a wood staff and long white beard. He has a small white ram at his feet and a long cord of shells wrapped around the top of his staff. Figure is hollow. Interior has impressed artist mark and is inscribed with the artist’s signature.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Shiwan, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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