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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Figure

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a lion on a rectangular pedestal, of white porcelain


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain
Brief description
Dehua ware. Figure of a lion, white porcelain, China
Physical description
Figure of a lion on a rectangular pedestal, of white porcelain
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Base length: 5.7cm
  • Base width: 4.4cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from the Bandinel Collection, accessioned in 1853. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Formerly Bandinel Collection.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.129, pl.182
Collection
Accession number
3760-1853

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2009
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