Figurines

Museum number:
9-17619a-nn
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210917619a@2dnn
Accession number:
Acc.4029
Description:
figurines: miniature beige greenware ceramic human figures depicting individuals of ages performing various occupations and daily tasks (children, fishermen, scholars). size ranges from 1.4 cm L to 3.3 cm L. VERY FRAGILE. A,B,C, are damaged.
Donor:
Betty Hoffman and Roy Hoffman
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China attr.
Collector:
Estate of Marie Bateman Clarke and Marie Bateman Clarke
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Clay (clay, some pigmentation; clay body finely ground with some grit.)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
models
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
max— length 3.3 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurines, accession number 9-17619a-nn, described as figurines: miniature beige greenware ceramic human figures depicting individuals of ages performing various occupations and daily tasks (children, fishermen, scholars). size ranges from 1.4 cm L to 3.3 cm L. VERY FRAGILE. A,B,C, are damaged.

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