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A combination of molding and sculpturing were employed to fashion
the terra-cotta figurines in the Qin Mausoleum.Traditional sculpturing
methods used included layering, pinching, pasting, carving and painting.
Long strips of clay were layered to form the rough outline of the
body, with the pasting, pinching and carving methods employed to
add robes and armor. Fashioning heads represented a comparatively
complicated process. Facial features were achieved using a mold,
with piling and sculpting used to form the back of the head. Ears
were pasted to the heads prior to adding sculpted or molded hair
buns. Refinements such as eyes, eyebrows, mouths, mustaches and
ears were carefully carved to reveal the desired personality for
the figurine.
The manufacturing process
of the life-size
The production
of small warriors
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