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Mingqi (human figure)
Mingqi (human figure)

Mingqi (human figure)

Label TextAlthough not as elegant or refined as their glazed or painted counterparts from the central plains region, the Eastern Han pottery mingqi, of Sichuan, has a vitality and expressive force unparalleled in any other regional style. This contorted figure is an excellent example of the distinctive appearance.
Object number93.21
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)
Credit LineGift in honor of Millard B. Rogers
Dimensions8 x 4 3/8 x 3 in. (20.32 x 11.11 x 7.62 cm)
MediumCeramic
Funerary sculpture (mingqi)
Chinese
480-221 B.C.
Object number: SC93.24
Ceramic figure (round human; handbuilt)
Chupicuaro
300-100 B.C.
Object number: 99.82
Human figure offering a vase
Luristani (modern western Iran)
ca. 1000 B.C.
Object number: 64.135
Eccentric flint (human figures)
Maya
550-950
Object number: 99.74
Human figure
Samburu
Object number: 81.17.1060
Figure of a pig
Chinese
618-906
Object number: 93.22
Male standing figure
Chinese
early 7th Century
Object number: 53.33
Chinese
early 7th-early 10th Century
Object number: 49.56
Figure of an actor
Chinese
early 7th-early 10th century
Object number: 42.3