The sculpture depicts a creature resembling a lion atop a decorated box. The creature is primarily colored in shades of green with accents of blue, soft pink, white, and yellow. The creature has a textured, curly mane, a large nose, and expressive eyes, and a small creature appears to jump up on it - perhaps a lion cub. The lion-like figures stand on a decorative rectangular base with circular medallions featuring people with white skin and black hair wearing green and blue robes, surrounded by motifs of butterflies and floral patterns against a green background.
Artwork Details
- Date
- Kangxi period, 1662/1722
- Medium
- porcelain with famille verte enamels on the biscuit
- Dimensions
- 882 × 1200 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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