Page 120 - The art of the Chinese potter By Hobson

PLATE XVII

Figure of a pedlar with a pack on his back and a jug in his
hand, realistically modelled in soft white clay and painted

with unfired black, red, and green pigments. Though the

costume of this figure is Chinese, it will be remarked that the

features of his face are foreign and rather Semitic. He may
represent a Western Asiatic sojourner of whom there were

considerable numbers in China at this time.

Tang dynasty. H. 10".

In the possession of Mr. A. L. Hetherington.