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Polo player

Date7th - 8th century

Label TextChina’s close ties with Central Asia during the Tang dynasty led to the popularity of many foreign pursuits, such as the Persian game of polo. Because it was played by both sexes, the game reflects a relatively open society for women at the time.

Object number33.7

Photo CreditPhoto: iocolor, LLP

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Timeless Grandeur: Art from China, Apr. 25, 2002 - June 12, 2005. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective, Dec. 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modernism in the Pacific Northwest: The Mythic and the Mystical, June 19 - Sept. 7, 2014. Text by Patricia Junker. No cat. no., p. 38, reproduced p. 40, fig. 14. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published ReferencesWaugh, Daniel C. "The Arts of China in Seattle." The Silk Road, vol. 12 (2014): pp. 137-152, reproduced p. 138, fig. 4.

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions9 15/16 x 14 x 4 1/2 in.

MediumEarthenware with traces of white slip and paint