Figure of a lion (one of a pair)

MediumPorcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)

DimensionsH. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); D. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)

CultureChina

PeriodQing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationCeramics

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

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