CHINESE
Lion
Yuan dynasty 1279-1368

Medium
stoneware (Cizhou ware)

Measurements
15.1 × 8.6 × 6.2 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of J. T. Hackett, 1924

Gallery location
Asian Art - Chinese Gallery
Level 1, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Cizhou, Hebei province, north China, China

Accession Number
2554-D3

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
Cizhou ware. Seated upright with curling mane and full tail, wearing collar with bell and tassels, its right foot on its cub; on hexagonal waisted stepped pedestal.

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CHINESE
Lion
Yuan dynasty 1279-1368