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Herdboy Riding a Water Buffalo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A ceramic figure of a young boy riding a water buffalo. The boy wears a green robe with gold and pink designs and plays a flute. He has a white face, black hair, and sits cross-legged on the back of a large brown water buffalo with black horns and hooves. The figure and animal have a shiny surface. The background is gray with a darker shade at the top and lighter at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain with colored enamels on the biscuit (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 449 px
Museum record:
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