CHINESE
Boar
early 6th century CE

Medium
earthenware, pigment

Measurements
17.4 × 20.6 × 8.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1926

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Accession Number
2766-D3

Department
Asian Art

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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