Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1620-1644 (circa)
Materials:stoneware
Technique:glazed, fahua,
Subjects:animal
Dimensions:Height: 33.20 centimetres (no.7 with stand) Height: 33.10 centimetres (no.8 with stand) Width: 12.90 centimetres (no.7 with stand) Width: 13.90 centimetres (no.8 with stand) Depth: 18.20 centimetres (no.7 with stand) Depth: 16.80 centimetres (no.8 with stand)
Description:
A pair of stoneware figures of a lions with detachable stands decorated in the ‘fahua’ palette. These stoneware figures are of a lioness with a cub beneath her right paw and a lion with a brocade ball under his left paw. Both are seated back on their haunches and have collars with dangling bells tied around their necks. Typically for representations of lions in China, these figures are not naturalistic but have corkscrew-curled manes and bushy eyebrows. At the base of the spine, square holes are cut, possibly to allow for the insertion of a tail. The tiered bases are hollow and are modelled on stone or metal-work stands. Parts of the lions, such as the eyes, mouth, belly, claws and bells, have been left unglazed and there are traces of black cold paint on the pupils of the eyes. The remainder is coloured with contrasting turquoise and deep aubergine glazes. The right front leg of the male lion has been heavily restored. The appearance of the thin turquoise glaze suggests that these are a product of the late Ming dynasty from north China, probably from Shanxi.
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![图片[1]-model BM-1930-0719.7-8-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00272327_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-model BM-1930-0719.7-8-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00974655_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Incense burners in the form of lion-dogs with bell collars decorated in underglaze blue were made for the Japanese market in the late Ming period, during the Tianqi reign. One such incense burner is in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, and another is in the Tokyo National Museum.
Materials:stoneware
Technique:glazed, fahua,
Subjects:animal
Dimensions:Height: 33.20 centimetres (no.7 with stand) Height: 33.10 centimetres (no.8 with stand) Width: 12.90 centimetres (no.7 with stand) Width: 13.90 centimetres (no.8 with stand) Depth: 18.20 centimetres (no.7 with stand) Depth: 16.80 centimetres (no.8 with stand)
Description:
A pair of stoneware figures of a lions with detachable stands decorated in the ‘fahua’ palette. These stoneware figures are of a lioness with a cub beneath her right paw and a lion with a brocade ball under his left paw. Both are seated back on their haunches and have collars with dangling bells tied around their necks. Typically for representations of lions in China, these figures are not naturalistic but have corkscrew-curled manes and bushy eyebrows. At the base of the spine, square holes are cut, possibly to allow for the insertion of a tail. The tiered bases are hollow and are modelled on stone or metal-work stands. Parts of the lions, such as the eyes, mouth, belly, claws and bells, have been left unglazed and there are traces of black cold paint on the pupils of the eyes. The remainder is coloured with contrasting turquoise and deep aubergine glazes. The right front leg of the male lion has been heavily restored. The appearance of the thin turquoise glaze suggests that these are a product of the late Ming dynasty from north China, probably from Shanxi.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Incense burners in the form of lion-dogs with bell collars decorated in underglaze blue were made for the Japanese market in the late Ming period, during the Tianqi reign. One such incense burner is in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, and another is in the Tokyo National Museum.
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