CHINESE
Merchant
8th century CE

Medium
earthenware, pigments

Measurements
26.0 × 8.3 × 6.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Leonard B. Cox, 1976

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Henan / Shaanxi province, north China, China

Accession Number
AS69-1976

Department
Asian Art

Physical description
Figure of a standing foreign merchant with beard, wearing trousers, knee length tunic belted at waist and peaked hat with brim down at the front and at the back, both arms held to the front.

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CHINESE
Merchant
8th century CE