CHINESE
Male dwarf
(8th century CE)

Medium
earthenware, pigments

Measurements
17.2 × 8.3 × 6.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of J. T. Hackett, 1924

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

Accession Number
2583-D3

Department
Asian Art

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.

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CHINESE
Male dwarf
(8th century CE)