Art Institute of Chicago
Seated Woman Holding Mirror
China
- Date
- Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), first half of 8th century
- Medium
- Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of polychrome pigments
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This mature woman with a topknot gazing into a hand-mirror reflects life in a sophis-ticated and fashion-conscious Tang court. She may be applying cosmetics, which included mineral pigments that were im-ported from Persia (now Iran) and Central Asia. She sits upon round, waisted stools that were a new furniture style for the time.
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- Object type
- AAT300411641
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