1973.8 Figure of a Central Asian Foreigner



GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This dwarf figure shows Chinese interest in foreigners from the Silk Road. Dwarves, who were thought to come from exotic lands to the north and west, were often entertainers in China.

Excerpt from
Dr. Anne Bromberg, DMA unpublished material.

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Image of photograph in object file.

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PROVENANCE
1973: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Vernett Slater, purchased from Harry C. Nail, Jr., San Francisco [1]

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The main source for this provenance is the object record card in the Collections Records object file.

[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.

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General Description
This dwarf figure shows Chinese interest in foreigners from the Silk Road. Dwarves, who were thought to come from exotic lands to the north and west, were often entertainers in China.

Excerpt from
Dr. Anne Bromberg, DMA unpublished material.

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Notes
Image of photograph in object file.

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Geography 

Process/materials

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS

PROVENANCE
1973: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Vernett Slater, purchased from Harry C. Nail, Jr., San Francisco [1]

Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the object record card in the Collections Records object file.

[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.

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paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
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China (nation): TGN: 1000111
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Mingqi: AAT: 300180706
funerary sculpture: AAT: 300184644
Tang: AAT: 300018420
entertainers: AAT: 300068931
dwarfs (dwarfism / people / condition): AAT: 300236748
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