Ca. 618-907 AD.A terracotta tomb figurine (mingqi) in a form of a female musician depicted in a kneeling position, wearing a long red coloured robe and cream top. Her hair is neatly combed into a coiffure consisting of a bun. The face is covered with white pigment, on which thin, slightly arched eyebrows and narrow eyes have been outlined in black pigment. The small mouth has been painted red. Only the top-rated musicians at the Tang court were allowed to perform seated, while the lesser-rated performers played standing. For a similar see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 23.180.4.Size: L:260mm / W:140mm ; 1.25kgProvenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.