Unknown Artist
- Title
- Watchdog
- Other titles:
- Han Pottery Dog
- Place of origin
-
China
- Period
- Han dynasty 206 BCE - 220 CE → China
- Year
- 206 BCE-220 CE
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- earthenware with amber glaze
- Dimensions
-
31.5 x 28.0 x 12.4cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Mr T.T. Tsui 1995
- Accession number
- 298.1995
- Location
- Lower Asian gallery
- Further information
This distinctive model of a mastiff dog is a classic tomb figure (mingqi) of the Han dynasty.
Asian Art Dept., AGNSW, August 1995.
- Bibliography (1)
-
'Tomb Sculpture', The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 2003, 80 (colour illus.).
