A miniature figure of a standing foreigner hunched over in a begging posture, wearing a robe, covered with a thick and glossy lead based dark green and white glaze, which stops just below his knees to expose the chalky clay body.
Pottery, Wonders of the Orient
A Green Glazed Miniature Figure Of A Foreigner
Tang Dynasty (618– 907) Earthenware,
Lead Based Glaze
China
H: 9.5 cm (figure: 8cm)
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