Han Dynasty Bixie Terracotta Figure
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A Chinese painted Pottery Mingqi figure of a Bixie; Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD); Powerfully modelled in terracotta with wings and with the head turned to the left, with a wrathful face, with remnant polychrome decoration. 37 cm high, 35 cm wide; Provenance: The Kaspiev-Price collection. Other Notes: for a similar example, please see Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number 182840
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- Terracotta - Terracotta is lightly fired earthenware, red or reddish-brown in colour, used in ancient times. Fired at higher temperatures terracotta was used in the nineteenth century for decorative vases and similar objects, but rarely for utilitarian goods. Other uses for terracotta include roofing tiles, garden pots and ornaments. Glazed terracotta is known as faience.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
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