Sitting fo lion on a high pedestal

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.:	59.37.1
Type:	sculpture; pottery
Date of production:	Turn of the 18th - 19th centuries Qing dynasty
Place of production:	Jiangxi, China

Materials:	bronze; porcelain
Techniques:	gilt; glazed
Dimensions:	height: 46 cm base: 18 cm × 24.5 cm

The lion figure sits on its hind legs on a rectangular ceramic pedestal, applied on a gilded bronze mount. The whole body of the figure and the pedestal are covered with peacock blue (turquoise blue) glaze on a biscuit base.

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