Caption

Lion fo, creator unknown, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 17th century, ceramic animal figurine of a fo lion with sea-green glaze, sculpture, height 27 cm., A small sculpted figure of a stylized animal with a curled mane and tail sits on a rectangular base, rendered in a bright turquoise-blue glaze with patches of darker blue-green and small areas where the glaze is worn to reveal a pale underlying material; the animal displays flowing carved ridges along its body and limbs, a pronounced snout and open mouth, rounded ears, and decorative spiral motifs in its mane and fur, while the base shows stepped molding and slight chipping at the edges; the background is a uniform light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_222

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lion fo creator unknown Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 17th century ceramic animal figurine fo lion sea-green glaze sculpture height 27 cm small sculpted figure stylized animal curled mane tail sits rectangular base rendered bright turquoise-blue glaze patches darker blue-green small areas glaze worn reveal pale underlying material animal displays flowing carved ridges body limbs pronounced snout open mouth rounded ears decorative spiral motifs mane fur base stepped molding slight chipping edges background uniform light gray.