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Maker: Unknown
Unglazed grey earthenware dragon, which recalls the bas relief images in Han tombs. Slight traces of white slip, and red and black paint remain.
A passage from the Huai-nan-tzu states "a clay dragon brings rain"
History note: Unknown before testator
Bequeathed by Mrs Walter Sedgwick through the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 16 cm
Length: 25 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1968) by Sedgwick, Walter, Mrs
Northern Wei
Circa
385
CE
-
580
CE
Painting
Unglazed
Slip-coating
Accession number: C.3-1968
Primary reference Number: 138221
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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