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Dog
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About this work
Modeled with a lively naturalism and light humor, this dog reflects the worldly tastes of Han China. It differs from the solemn animal images on ritual bronze vessels, which served as the medium for communication with the supernatural realms. The Han people held beliefs in a worldly paradise and an otherworldly realm of eternal life and happiness.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDog (狗), 25–220 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Earthenware with lead glaze; overall: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.1
