Figure of Lion
1620-1650 (made)
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Figure of Buddhist lion, its foot on a cloth ball with trailing ribbon, of cream-coloured porcelain; with peforated base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, glazed |
| Brief description | Dehua ware. Figure of a qilin, porcelain, China, Ming dynasty, 1620-1650 |
| Physical description | Figure of Buddhist lion, its foot on a cloth ball with trailing ribbon, of cream-coloured porcelain; with peforated base. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Bought in Persia. |
| Production | label |
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| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011.
p.129, pl.182 |
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| Accession number | 1647-1876 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2009 |
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