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Male dwarf

Male dwarf
 (8th century CE)

Medium
earthenware, pigments
Measurements
17.2 × 8.3 × 6.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Henan / Shaanxi province, north China, China
Accession Number
2583-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of J. T. Hackett, 1924
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Figure of a standing male dwarf, squat body with slightly rounded stomach, wearing open collared tunic belted at the waist and cap peaked at the back, with one arm to stomach the other at side.