Standing Attendant (Tomb Figurine)
-400–-201
- Medium
- Wood with traces of polychrome pigments
- Dimensions
- 49.9 × 10.1 × 4.6 cm (19 5/8 × 4 × 1 13/16 in.)
- Genre
- Wood
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
woodasian artsculpturewood (plant material)Chinese (culture or style)
About
In Chu tombs, wood sculptures of men and women were placed in compartments surrounding the coffin. Natural weathering has accentuated the elegant attenuation of these figures. Some were constructed with separate forearms and hands, now lost, that were tenoned into small holes in their sleeves.