Figurine of Military officer, Three-color-glaze

Collection NumberA006047
TitleFigurine of Military officer, Three-color-glaze
DateTang dynasty, 8th century
Artist, Kiln, Workshop鞏義窯 Gongyi Kiln
Name of prefectures & citiesChina
Description of works【The emblem on the crown is the sign of a military officer】
This figure is wearing a crown decorated with an emblem of a copper pheasant. Considering the stern facial expression and the chest protector, he is presumed to be a military officer. Long ago, the copper pheasant was a symbol of bravery because it was considered to be a bird that fights to the end, and its feathers were sometimes attached to crowns. The figure of a military officer was often paired with the figure of another civil service official, the two being placed as guardians on either side of the entrance to aristocrats’ tombs.

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