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Details
- Other Title
- Han Pottery Dog
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Period
- Han dynasty 206 BCE - 220 CE → China
- Date
- 206 BCE-220 CE
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- earthenware with amber glaze
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 25.0 x 12.0 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Mr T.T. Tsui 1995
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 298.1995
- Copyright
- Share
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About
This distinctive model of a mastiff dog is a classic tomb figure (mingqi) of the Han dynasty.
Asian Art Dept., AGNSW, August 1995.
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
The Lady and the Unicorn, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 Feb 2018–24 Jun 2018
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Tomb Sculpture', Sydney, 2003, 80 (colour illus.).
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