Roof ornament
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese | Ming Dynasty
Date1368-1644
MediumCeramic | Glaze
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry in Memory of Nancy Nash Perry
Object number36.8.141
Not on view
DescriptionDog sits on square pedestal looking to his left. Glazed aubergine with turquoise mane, mouth, collar and tri-partite tail. Left paw rests on straw-colored object (cub?) -- tips of ears same color. Dog molded, base hollow, small hole top of base at dog's right hind foot. Pedestal turquoise with imprint of stylized bat on each side. Glaze falls unevenly to foot; most of which is exposed and burnt brown.
Unknown
late 16th - early 17th century
