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Two Mat Weights in the Shape of Paiyou Performers

China

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The exaggerated expressions and distorted proportions of these two figures suggest that they were paiyou performers, or comedians, at the Han court.

Two Mat Weights in the Shape of Paiyou Performers, Gilt and silvered bronze, China

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Two Mat Weights in the Shape of Paiyou Performers, Gilt and silvered bronze, China
Two Mat Weights in the Shape of Paiyou Performers, Gilt and silvered bronze, China
Two Mat Weights in the Shape of Paiyou Performers, Gilt and silvered bronze, China
Two Mat Weights in the Shape of Paiyou Performers, Gilt and silvered bronze, China

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