Earth Spirit of Ch'i-T'ou
DateTang Dynasty, 618-906
Object NameFigure
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1990 by Mrs Beatrice Claeson Gordon.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015048
About MeIt was an ancient Chinese belief that the world one passed to after death was similar to the living world. Therefore, in order to maintain one’s status in the next world, a tomb should be provided with all the things one had used in this life. This figure of the earth spirit Ch'i-T'ou was placed in the tomb as a guardian to accompany and protect the deceased in the afterlife.
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, c.1795
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty Qianlong/Jiaqing Period, 1736 - 1820
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
Tang Dynasty, 618-906
Kuang-Hsu Dynasty, 1875-1908
19th Century
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
20th Century
possibly early 20th Century
