Pottery body, yellow glaze, lying rag

[Pottery body with yellow glaze]

Pottery body with yellow glaze, Tang Dynasty, 13 cm long, 4.7 cm wide and 6.2 cm high
The pig lies flat on the ground, with its long snout stretched forward, eyes slightly closed, ears drooping, bristles towering on its back, and its short tail leaning to the right. It seems to be sleeping soundly, and its shape is lovely. The yellow glaze of the pig body peeled off seriously, exposing the pottery embryo
The prosperity of the pottery figurine art in the Tang Dynasty was first attributed to the strong unified empire and prosperous culture and art. In the Tang Dynasty, the economy was developed and the country was stable and prosperous, making people create brilliant achievements in many fields, including the art of terracotta. The pottery figurines of the Tang Dynasty have a variety of styles, a wide range of subjects, and different images. This yellow glazed recumbent pig has a vivid body, four legs are recumbent, the back is arched, and the head is slightly to the right, which fully shows the lazy body of the pig. The pig’s mouth, nose and eyes are depicted concisely, and the overall shape is general but exquisite, which exactly caters to the artistic style of the Tang Dynasty as a whole. Even from such an ordinary animal theme work, we can feel the artistic characteristics and style of the time.