Male Attendant
1576-1699
Physical Qualities
Earthenware with white slip, black pigment, and green glaze, 19 5/16 x 5 9/16 x 4 3/4 in. (49 x 14 x 12 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from Gift of David K.E. Bruce, in Memory of Mrs. Dwight F. Davis; Gift of Ralph M. Chait; Gift of Stanford Cohan; Gift of Jennis Roy Galloway; Gift of Mrs. J.H. Mason Knox, Jr., from the Estate of Julia Rogers; Gift of Randolph Mordecai; Gift from the Estate of Ruth Marshall Mugford; and Gift of Mark T. Benson
Object Number
1991.32.1
Male and female attendants, such as these figures [1991.32.1-2], would have been part of a larger group of companions, animals, and protectors that accompanied the soul in the tomb. Like their human counterparts, these spiritual attendants carry objects used to conduct rites: a black lacquer box containing prayer scrolls and a metal basin for ritual cleansing.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1991; J.J. Lally & Co., New York
Frances Klapthor, BMA, "Asian Art at The Baltimore Museum of Art, Accessions, 1960-2000, Ways to Wealth," November 2005-July 2006.
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Chinese Mortuary Ceramics from the Collection," December 2008-December 2009.
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Chinese Mortuary Ceramics from the Collection," December 2008-December 2009.
On View at the BMA
