Crouching dog / Artist Unknown, China

About this Item

Accession Number: 1969/2.87
Title: Crouching dog
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: earthenware with traces of polychrome painting
Object Creation Date: 5th century
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase for the Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Period: China, Northern Wei period (386–534)
Dimensions: 9.2 cm x 19 cm x 11.5 cm (3 5/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in.)
Century: 5th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: model
Secondary Object Classification: Ceramic
Secondary Object Type: funerary sculpture
Primary Keywords: ceramics; dog
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; descriptors; mammals; object genres; object genres by material
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1101 x 715
File Size: 105 KB
Record: 1969/2.87
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.87/1969_2.87.jpg

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Full citation: "Crouching dog; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.87/1969_2.87.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 03, 2024.