Resting Qilin, Mythical Animal Said to Appear When Government is Benevolent

China

Northern Qi dynasty (550-577), About 575

  • Titles Resting Qilin, Mythical Animal Said to Appear When Government is Benevolent (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium earthenware with pigment
  • Dimensions 4 x 11 x 4 1/2 in. (10.2 x 27.9 x 11.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Partial gift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breece III; Purchase with funds provided by the Estate of William M. Spencer III, AFI.27.2011
  • Work Type sculpture
  • Classification Sculpture
  • On View

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