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- 63 Tomb figurine of standing attendant
glazed earthenware, ht. 22.4 cm
late Sui/early Tang period, 7th century FMN Figure on small square base with high cap and knee length coat left open at the neck. His right hand is over his rounded belly with his left hand held to his side.
64 Tomb figurine of old man on horse
earthenware with pigment, ht. 31 cm late Sui/early Tang period, 7th century ARM Well-sculpted rider and horse on thin slab. Horse with low rump, hind legs slanting inwards and front legs straight. Old man with expressive wrinkles on saddened face has right arm folded in front and left arm with long sleeve hanging freely to his side.
65 Tomb figurine of standing lady earthenware with pigment, ht. 28.3 cm Tang dynasty, 618-907 JMH
Figurine with arms clasped in front has fashionable hairdo of two high hair knots and wears gown which extends to the ground. Mould marks at sides clearly visible.
66 Tomb figurine of seated woman earthenware with pigment, ht. 16.8 cm Tang dynasty, 618-907 ARM
Seated woman on square base with high elaborate coiffure, long flowing gown forms folds around her knees, holding a fan or brush in her left hand at front.
67 Prajnaparamita Sutra (dated 748) handscroll, ink on sheets of yellow paper with ruled columns
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 ARM*
The Chinese sutra illustrated here was commissioned by Suo Huan for his deceased father and mother. The copying of Buddhist scriptures either by hand or printed was considered to be an act by which merit could be gained.
68 Vajracchedikaprajnaparamita-Sutra or Diamond Sutra
handscroll, ink on sheets of yellow paper
with ruled columns
Tang dynasty, 618-907 ARM*
This Tang manuscript was obtained in Beijing in 1928 from the estate of Yang Shoujing(1839-1915), who had gone to Japan with the Chinese Ambassador when Japan was undergoing social reforms and ancient books were considered useless. Yang took advantage of the situation and purchased many important ancient Chinese texts to repatriate back to China. One sheet has Yang�s seal on it. The Diamond Sutra was first translated into Chinese during the Later Qin dynasty (384-417) by Kumarajiva. The original text had 5,167 characters and it became the textual base for the Chan (Zen) sect.
69 Two Buddhanama Sutras (Sutra of Buddha names), dated 869 handscroll, ink and colours on sheets
of yellow paper with ruled columns, 28.5 x 533 cm Tang dynasty, 618-907 ARM*
A believer of Buddhism, Mao Yongjian, had the three sections of the Buddhanama (Foshuofomingjing) sutra respectully written out to present them to the temple in order that his deceased parents would soon be reborn in paradise. The name of each Buddha is preceded by the word nanwu (name in Sanskrit meaning I humbly adore). It is the ave of the Buddhist, daily used in the liturgy, in invocations and incantations. Above each name is a crude picture of a seated Buddha. These are the fourth and fifth scrolls of the sutra. They are repor�tedly from the Dunhuang caves.
70 Bowl
white glazed porcelain, Ding kilns, d. 13.5 cm late Tang dynasty, 9th century ARM Heavy-bodied bowl with white glaze and low wide foot-ring. This type originally attributed as Xing ware is now referred to as Samarra-type bowls from the early Ding kilns. For similar bowl see Margaret Medley�s Tang Pottery and Porcelain, London and Boston, 1981, page 83.
71 Dish
white glazed porcelain, I. 11.5 cm late Tang/early Northern Song period, late 9th-10th centuries arm
Remains of an elegant white glazed oval dish with fluted sides, incised on the base with the character guan. Most of the known white glaze porcelains with the incised guan character on the base have been excavated from Liao tombs of the 10th century. This one was excavated near Xiaotun village. For discussion on ceramics with incised guan character see Wenwu, No. 12, 1984, pages 58-63.
72 Bowl
white glazed porcelain, d. 15 cm late Tang/early Northern Song period, late 9th-10th centuries arm
Heavy-bodied bowl with lobed or foliated rim, covered with thin white glaze. Stand, which accompanied this bowl had incised guan character on base, was given by Rev. Menziesto Professor L. Carrington Goodrich of Columbia University. It was excavated northwest of Xiaozhuang near Anyang.
73 Bowl stand
white glazed porcelain, d. 13.7 cm late Tang/early Northern Song period, late 9th-10th centuries ARM
Heavy-bodied shallow tray or stand with flattened four lobed rim, covered with thin white glaze. Similar to above mentioned bowl and was also excavated at Xiaozhuang.
74 Covered box glazed stoneware, d. 6.8 cm Northern Song dynasty, 960-1126 JMH
Circular box with concave top and low foot on bottom. The lid is incised with tiny tuffs and has ferruginous
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