CHINESE
Civil official
500 CE-525 CE

Medium
earthenware, pigments

Measurements
34.3 × 7.3 × 6.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
NGV

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Accession Number
3675-D3

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Elongated figure of a standing official holding sword in hands clasped within long sleeves of three-quarter length tunic, with breast plate, loose robe tied at knees and officials 'butterfly' cap.

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CHINESE
Civil official
500 CE-525 CE