Roof ornament
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese | Ming Dynasty
Date1368-1644
MediumCeramic | Glaze
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry in Memory of Nancy Nash Perry
Object number36.8.140
Not on view
DescriptionDog is sitting on hexagonal hourglass-shaped base. It looks slightly to its left and down at a cub under the left paw. Has the curly mane and tripartite tail of Fo Dog. Glazed entirely in aubergine and turquoise. Statue hollow; rod hole on dog's right beside tail. Body brown, rather thinly potted. This dog would have been one of a pair or a set -- the female holds the cub under her paw while the male holds a brocade ball.
