Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Kneeling Archer
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Kneeling Archer
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Image View:
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Overall view from front; figure originally held a cross bow
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Creator:
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unknown (Chinese sculptors)
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Location:
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repository: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Lintong Qu (third level subdivision), Shaanxi, China)
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GPS:
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+34.385+109.273056
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Date:
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ca. 221-206 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Chinese
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Style Period:
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Qin
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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terracotta
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Technique:
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casting (process); fabrication attributes: ceramics; modeling (forming)
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; military or war; rulers and leaders; Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.
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Description:
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The figures were originally painted with bright pigments, but the paint has flaked off when exposed to air. The figures are life-size and were constructed in parts (heads, arms, legs, and torsos) which were then assembled with clay slip. The kneeling archer was discovered in Pit 2. The archer is in a kneeling position with his right knee on the ground and his left knee raised. His right arm is held with his hand opened while the left arm rests on his raised left knee. The posture of this statue suggests that he originally held a cross bow in preparation to shoot. Kneeling archers were placed in the center of a battle formation, with the standing archers placed around them. (Source: Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum [official website]; www.bmy.com.cn/2015new/index.htm)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-CH-MFQE-C24
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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