Figure of a lioness and a cub (one of a pair)

MediumPorcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)

DimensionsH. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); W. 81 /2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

CultureChina

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

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationCeramics

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

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