Share a group of Qin Dynasty pottery figurines and their collection value

Chinese civilization stretches for thousands of years and has a long history. Thanks to the wisdom and hard work of the ancient working people, it created and preserved countless valuable cultural and artistic wealth for future generations. As an early ceramic civilization in China, ceramic sculpture art had begun to take shape in Qin and Han Dynasties. Its appearance has written a brilliant page for the history of sculpture and ceramic art in China. It is listed as the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses in eight wonders of the world, and it is made by relatively primitive carving, kneading, piling, pasting, carving, painting and other realistic techniques. From the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, pottery figurines prevailed for 1500 years. The continuous improvement and development of the craft in this period made up for the great deficiency of the types and integrity of the sculptures in the same period, and reflected the main theme of social civilization in an era, which was precious.

Pottery figurines are very representative objects in China's ancient funeral culture, and their use history is very long. Throughout the development history of China pottery figurines, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty are two prominent times. Han Dynasty is a very important integration period in the development history of pottery figurines, which inherited the experience of pottery making in Qin Dynasty and created new types according to the unique cultural background. The prosperity of pottery figurines in the Tang Dynasty was due to the unity and stability of social environment, which created economic development. At the same time, the wind of reburial started again. As an important part of funeral etiquette, pottery figurines have made great progress.

With perfect artistic form and vivid expression, the pottery figurines in Qin Dynasty profoundly revealed the inner world of various characters. Qin terracotta warriors and horses are the pinnacle of pottery-making technology for thousands of years since Shang and Zhou Dynasties. They are the highest-level pottery works in ancient China, and the most brilliant masterpieces of the vigorous, simple, lively and elegant style of China pottery figurines. Cocoon-shaped pots, painted figurines, and Tao Liang engraved with the imperial edict of the Qin Dynasty to unify the world are all representative works of pottery in the Qin Dynasty, and they are also historical testimony of "cars on the same track, books on the same page" in the Qin Dynasty.

As shown in the above picture, this pair of clay figurines is 16.8cm high and weighs 300.9g They are finely carved, and their whole bodies are depicted in proportion to real people. Their heads are round and tied to the right. They are wearing a collared right-handed shirt with a belt, shorts and square feet around their waist. The facial expression is strong and firm. Different expressions give people a solemn feeling, with accurate proportion of characters and smooth lines. This Qin Dynasty pottery figurine is a master of ancient pottery sculpture works, which has profound historical and cultural exquisite value and artistic appreciation value. It outlines the development of ancient sculpture art and the change of aesthetic taste for modern art, and has high collection investment value and high market value.

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