Three-colored Standing Female Figurine

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Three-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty is a type of ceramic product which prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. Figurines of people and animals represent the high achievement of sculptures of the Tang Dynasty. Three-colored Standing Female Figurine is among famous three-colored glazed pottery artworks of the Tang Dynasty. This artwork describes a noble madam who lives in clover, with plump body, dignified face, head raised leftwards and two hands before abdomen. She seems to appreciate the moon, and listens to the melody. She presents elegant and classical beauty of the women of the Tang Dynasty.

We can understand the charms of the women of the Tang Dynasty from the head of this female figurine. She features plump face, willow-shaped eyebrows, slender eyes, upright bridge of the nose and plump mouth, who looks joyful. Black hair makes great contrast with white face.

Tomb Figurine of the Tang Dynasty

Elaborate funeral was a fashion in the Tang Dynasty. Many funeral fifi gurines were buried, which were mainly three-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty. These tomb fifi gurines combine sculpture and painting, which mostly portray people, animals and objects in daily life with realistic style and vivid image.

Standing Female Figurine cupping one hand in the other hand before chest (Three-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty) is unearthed from a tomb of a noble who lived in peak period of the Tang Dynasty. The tomb is located in Xi’an, Shaanxi. It also features narrow sleeve, long skirt, kind face and poised posture.

Standing Female Figurine giving a flick of the sleeve shows valiant charm, which is rare in the artistic image of ancient Chinese women.

“Fat Women” were deemed as beauties “

Slim women” were deemed as beauties in the Han Dynasty, but “plump women” were deemed as beauties in the Tang Dynasty. As a saying goes, “slim Yan and fat Huan are all beauties”. “Huan” refers to the plump Yang Yuhuan, Imperial Concubine of Li Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty). “Yan” refers to Zhao Feiyan, empress of Liu Ao (Emperor Chengdi of the Han Dynasty), who was light like a swallow. There is strong national power in the Tang Dynasty. Women pursued luxurious and free life and plump body. This aesthetic feature is evidently proved in sculptures and paintings of the Tang Dynasty.