Tomb figure of water buffalo and rider

Object Details

• Description

  Pottery with "three-color" glaze.

  Clay: medium soft buff colored pottery.

  Glaze: transparent, finely crazed, over blue, white and yellowish brown. Horns and ears slightly chipped; slight earth adhesions.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)

• Origin

  Henan, Hebei, or Shaanxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Date

  700s

• Place

  Shaanxi province, China, Henan, Hebei

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Tomb, Pottery, Tang dynasty (618 - 907), Ceramics, Water buffalo

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Sculpture