Chinese, Pottery Stuppa Tile depicting a Foreigner.
SKU:
05-881-ch/ft
$450.00
$450.00
per item
From the region of Chang'an now Xian and originally the terminus of he Silk Road. Possibly as early as the Wei Dynasty. An unusual low fired pottery stuppa tile, depicting a foreigner in a position of servitude. Many foreigners came up the Silk Road to trade and on seeing the wealth and splender of China's northern Capital, they stayed. It became a status symbol among China's wealthy to have foreign servants. The large nose and hair styles are the Chiinese artistic depiction of a foreigner. On a custom metal display stand.