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

Figure

ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of a European man riding a lion, porcelain with creamy-white glaze. A crudely modelled figure in European dress and hat holding a (?) baton, and riding a squat lion with heavy legs, set on a low rectangular base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Dehua ware. Figure of a European man riding a lion, white glazed porcelain; China (Dehua), Qing dynasty
Physical description
Figure of a European man riding a lion, porcelain with creamy-white glaze. A crudely modelled figure in European dress and hat holding a (?) baton, and riding a squat lion with heavy legs, set on a low rectangular base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Length: 5.1cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.112-1963

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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