Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Middle-Ranking Officer
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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; Middle-Ranking Officer
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Image View:
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Overall view from front
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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 middle -ranking officer has a flat hat, square-toed shoes and ornate scarves around the neck which possibly imply his commissioned rank. From the position of his hands and arms, it is clear that this figure once held real weapons. The majority of these weapons were looted shortly after the creation of the army or have rotted away. Despite this, over 40,000 bronze items of weaponry have been recovered. (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-C32
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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