Tomb Figure of an Attendant

Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Shanghai Museum

The small female figure is made of wood. Traces of red paint, representing textile patterns, remain on the figure's carved robe. Typically of costume in this period, the face is the only visible part of the attendant's body; even her hands are concealed and clasped beneath long sleeves, in the formal posture of waiting for orders.