Ancient Chinese, Han dynasty Terracotta Mingqi warrior

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Ancient Chinese, Han dynasty Terracotta Mingqi warrior - 46 cm

CHINA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BCE–220 CE) Invoice seen by Catawiki Important funerary figure of a warrior or guard in polychrome terracotta — Mingqi Interesting and expressive Chinese funerary terracotta figure, representing a standing warrior or guard, belonging to the sculptural tradition developed during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). The figure appears upright and frontal, dressed in a long tunic with ample flow over trousers, preserving significant traces of its ancient pictorial decoration in dark tones, cream and red. The diagonally crossing red band across the torso stands out in particular. The right arm is bent and raised, with the hand clenched, while the left descends along the body. This arrangement indicates that originally the figure would have held weapons, staffs, or other attributes executed separately, currently lost, a common circumstance in this type of funerary sculpture. The face, deliberately schematic yet expressive, shows eyes, nose and mouth modestly modeled, topped by a characteristic headdress. These figures, known as mingqi, were part of the extraordinary funerary universe of Han China. They were placed in the tombs of people of rank to symbolically reproduce in the Beyond the entourage, servants and elements of daily life that the deceased had enjoyed. Han funerary sculpture represents one of the great evolutions of ancient Chinese art after the famous terracotta Army of Qin. In contrast to the monumental nature of that ensemble, Han artists developed numerous figures of guards, soldiers, servants, musicians, animals and domestic scenes intended to populate authentic underground palaces. Especially attractive is the partial preservation of the original polychromy applied in cold technique, extremely vulnerable after approximately two thousand years of burial. Material: terracotta with traces of polychromy and engobes. Dimensions: 46 × 16 × 10 cm approx. Condition: archaeological state. Shows wear and loss of polychromy, surface deposits and concretions, cracks and fissures, with a wide transversal crack at chest height and shoulders, as well as ancient joints/repairs. The attributes originally held by the hands have been lost. See photographic documentation in detail. A piece of great presence and considerable size, representative of one of the fundamental chapters of funerary sculpture in ancient China.

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