Ox and car, Painted Earthenware 加彩牛車かさいぎっしゃ

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屋根を付けた車を牛が牽いている。貴人のための乗物である。河北省の北斉時代の壁画には牛車を描いた出向図が描かれており、貴人の威容を象徴したのである。牛車の中に人のいることが窓越しに見える。牛の背には飾りがつけられている。全体に胡粉が塗られているところから、赤や黄、緑の彩色が施されていたのであろう。

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January 9, 2026