clay figure; earthen statue
Refers to clay figures buried with the dead in ancient China, often as funerary objects. A specialized archaeological term.
この泥象は、古代中国の墓から出土した副葬品です。
This clay figure is a burial object excavated from an ancient Chinese tomb.
Compound of 泥 (mud, clay) and 象 (figure, image). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in archaeological contexts for Chinese clay funerary figures.