Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1490-1620 (circa)
Materials:earthenware
Technique:glazed, moulded,
Subjects:monk/nun
Dimensions:Height: 40.50 centimetres Length: 17 centimetres Depth: 12 centimetres
Description:
Earthenware ridge tile modelled in the form of a standing Buddhist monk with brown and turquoise glaze. This weather-worn tile is modelled in the form of a Buddhist monk, standing on a concave roof tile. The monk is dressed in a long brown robe with turquoise sleeve edging, secured at the waist by a cream sash, and black shoes with upturned toes revealing white cotton-stitched soles. The figure is identified as a Buddhist monk because of his plain apparel, shaven head and elongated earlobes.
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![图片[1]-ridge-tile BM-1937-0716.109-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/43/mid_00254574_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-ridge-tile BM-1937-0716.109-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/43/mid_01200530_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-ridge-tile BM-1937-0716.109-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/43/mid_01225518_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:It is possible that this ridge tile is a representation of the Buddhist monk Xuan Zang, from the traditional Chinese novel “Xi Youji” [Journey to the West], attributed to Wu Cheng’en (c. 1500-82) and popularized in the West through the 1970s television adaptation of the novel Monkey, translated into English by Arthur Waley. The story is loosely based on the adventures of the historical monk Xuan Zang (596-664), who travelled to India to collect Buddhist scriptures, a quest which lasted seventeen years. Historical narrative is interwoven with magical tales, religious allegory, satire, humour and romance.
Materials:earthenware
Technique:glazed, moulded,
Subjects:monk/nun
Dimensions:Height: 40.50 centimetres Length: 17 centimetres Depth: 12 centimetres
Description:
Earthenware ridge tile modelled in the form of a standing Buddhist monk with brown and turquoise glaze. This weather-worn tile is modelled in the form of a Buddhist monk, standing on a concave roof tile. The monk is dressed in a long brown robe with turquoise sleeve edging, secured at the waist by a cream sash, and black shoes with upturned toes revealing white cotton-stitched soles. The figure is identified as a Buddhist monk because of his plain apparel, shaven head and elongated earlobes.
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:It is possible that this ridge tile is a representation of the Buddhist monk Xuan Zang, from the traditional Chinese novel “Xi Youji” [Journey to the West], attributed to Wu Cheng’en (c. 1500-82) and popularized in the West through the 1970s television adaptation of the novel Monkey, translated into English by Arthur Waley. The story is loosely based on the adventures of the historical monk Xuan Zang (596-664), who travelled to India to collect Buddhist scriptures, a quest which lasted seventeen years. Historical narrative is interwoven with magical tales, religious allegory, satire, humour and romance.
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