Grotesque clay figurines, a tableau relating to sin, punishment, torture and reincarnation

Collection

Identifier

Ar02-032

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Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Ar02-032. No caption in the album for this photograph. These clay figurines might have been made at ‘mud-men factories’ with clay found near Wuxi. The figurines represent one of the tortures of the Buddhist/Taoist hell. See Ar02-030, ML09-d20, Pe01-031 and Pe01-070.