Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Ox (Taurus)
500s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Ox (Taurus), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1972.76.2
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- gray earthenware with traces of slip
- Medium
- gray, earthenware, traces, slip
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1972.76.2
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre, CMA 1975: "Traditions and Revisions," cat. #38a-d<br>CMA 1990: "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia," Bull., 77 (October 1990) cat. 32<br>RMN/Musée Guimet (organizers). Galeries Pu Grand Palais, Paris (3/29/2010 - 7/5/2010): "La voie du Tao, un autre chemin de l'Etre", ex. cat. no. 7.1, p. 124, 126-127.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 241B Arts of Ancient China
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