Lion (base) (1662–1722): Art, History and Details

Lion (base) (1662–1722) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This porcelain lion is a pair with 1930.643. The female is with a cub, while the male lion holds a ball. Guardian lions were traditionally placed in front of buildings to protect from harmful spiritual or human forces.

Object facts

• Title: Lion (base)
• Date: 1662–1722
• Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1661-1722)
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration
• Dimensions: Overall: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)
• Collection: China - Qing Dynasty
• Department: Chinese Art
• Accession number: 1930.642.b

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. Worcester R. Warner for the Worcester R. Warner Collection

Further reading listed by the museum

• "The Worchester R. Warner Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art18, no..6 pt. 2 (June 1931): 128-138.

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