Sancai Figure / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 2009/2.106
Title: Sancai Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Artist Nationality: Chinese
Medium and Support: ceramic
Object Creation Date: 1368-1644
Credit Line: Gift of Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur
Period: China, Ming period (1368-1644)
Dimensions: 48.26 cm x 15.24 cm x 12.7 cm (19 in. x 6 in. x 5 in.)
Physical Description: Chinese ceramic Sancai figure of a man in robes and tall hat on his head, standing on an octagonal platform. The figure is painted; the robes and cuffs of the sleeves are a dark green color, and the sleeves and under robe are a reddish orange color. The hat of the figure is also colored white and reddish orange. The head of the figure can detache from the body of the figure.
Primary Keywords: ceramics; chinese ceramics styles; sancai
Secondary Keywords: asian; chinese; chinese styles; chinese styles and periods; descriptors; east asian; object genres; object genres by material; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2592 x 3888
File Size: 211 KB
Record: 2009/2.106
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.106/2009_2.106.jpg

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Full citation: "Sancai Figure; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.106/2009_2.106.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.