CHINESE

Boar
early 6th century CE

Medium

earthenware, pigment

Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1926

Gallery location: Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium

earthenware, pigment

Measurements

17.4 × 20.6 × 8.5 cm

Place/s of Execution

China

Accession Number

2766-D3

Department

Asian Art

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1926
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Gallery location

Not on display

Physical description

Recumbant boar, head lowered between outstretched forelegs, mouth showing tusks, ears flattened back, tail curving under back leg and onto back, on flat base following contour of body.

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CHINESE

Boar
early 6th century CE