Chinese Chow likeness in Eastern Han Dynasty sculpture (25-220)

 

Eastern Han Dynasty Dog sculpture 2

There are so many sculptures I see from the Han Dynasty that resemble the chow in the upright ears and tail over the back, but most show a distinctly different type in body and coat much like the Chinese Chongqing dog .

 

However this little sculpture below I discovered online   shows the appearance of longer hair on the tail and britches and around the neck …more like the early chows imported into England and America from China.   It is such a close likeness that I thought it should be here in the archive to study further.

Eastern Han Dynasty Dog sculpture

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