Court Musicians from a Tomb
7th century - early 8th century
Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE)
8 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (20.8 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm)
Chinese artist
China
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Terracotta, polychromy
Credit Line:
Gift of James Sibley Watson
Accession Number:
1931.2
Location: Currently on view
Provenance
Ralph M. Chait, New York (dealer); purchased from him by the Gallery in 1931
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Memorial Art Gallery.
Gallery Notes.
Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995.
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Article Author: Herdle, Gertrude.
Article Title: A gift of eight T'ang tomb figures.
Article Scope: Article and reproduction.
Memorial Art Gallery.
The Bulletin.
Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery
Volume Number: 3,
Issue Number: 6.
Issue Date: June 1931.
Page Number: 4-5+
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Article Scope: Mention.
Elizabeth Brayer.
Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988.
Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
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Memorial Art Gallery.
ARTiculate.
Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2000--.
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