Kneeling figure, one of a pair
Place of OriginHenan province or Hebei province, China
Dateapprox. 450-534
DynastyNorthern Wei dynasty (386-534)
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsH. 7 1/6 in x W. 4 3/4 in x D. 4 in, H. 18.7 cm x W. 12.1 cm x D. 10.2 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P322
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsSculpture
On View
On viewLocationGallery 15
More InformationThese figures [B60P322 and B60P323] represent servants or court attendants. The chair was not extensively used in China until about fifteen hundred years ago. Instead, people knelt on the ground or on platforms in postures similar to those of this pair.
approx. 450-534
prob. 300-200 BCE
approx. 1400-1550
618-907 or earlier
approx. 690-750
approx. 690-750
618-907
618-907
Pair/Pair