Animal Figure
1750-1850 (made)
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Figure of a lion, earthenware covered with a turquoise-blue glaze, the eyes coloured with purple; standing on a moulded rectangular plinth open at one end, with a saddle cloth on its back with a lotus-shaped socket.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Figure of a lion, earthern with turquoise-blue glaze, China, 1750-1850 |
| Physical description | Figure of a lion, earthenware covered with a turquoise-blue glaze, the eyes coloured with purple; standing on a moulded rectangular plinth open at one end, with a saddle cloth on its back with a lotus-shaped socket. |
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| Object history | Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co. (Mr. Wylde's Purchases in China), accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. In 1912 C. H. Wylde, the first Keeper of Ceramics and first member of V&A staff to visit East Asia, acquired architectural fittings and fragments from China. This lion figure was acquired in Beijing. |
| Production | from label HZ 03122019: 獅坐蓮花燈台? |
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| Accession number | C.402-1912 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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