DIGNITARY IN AUDIENCE POSE

Description The statue is conspicuously tilted to the right. The dignitary is portrayed in an audience pose, rigidly standing with his hands folded over his belly. He wears the official headdress of the “crested” type (liangguan) and fits the classic court shoes with a raised toe. He has a well-defined face, with a straight nose and drawn details: black eyebrows and eyes with a stern look, a sparse beard and moustache, and a red-painted mouth. Over a floor-length crew-neck dress she wears a mid-thigh tunic, crossed in a “V” on the right, with long, wide sleeves. The dress is closed at the front and back by two rectangular protective plates made of semi-rigid material: a sort of apron secured under the chest by a strap.