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Carved as a recumbent lion, its paw resting on a brocade ball and head turned to one side, its long ears laid back flanking tufts of hair falling on either side of the ribbed backbone, opposite the tail flicked to one side, accompanied by a cub, the stone of mottled, black brown and white tones
Buddhistic Lion Group
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Buddhistic Lion Group

Artist Chinese Artist
Date18th-19th Century or later
Place of originChina, Asia
MediumBrown and white jade
Dimensions1 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.1 x 5.9 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.289
Collections
Visual DescriptionCarved as a recumbent lion, its paw resting on a brocade ball and head turned to one side, its long ears laid back flanking tufts of hair falling on either side of the ribbed backbone, opposite the tail flicked to one side, accompanied by a cub, the stone of mottled, black brown and white tones
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Chinese Artist
17th-18th century
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Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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Chinese Artist
Yuan and Ming dynasty (1279-1644)
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Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th-19th century
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Chinese Artist
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Chinese Artist
19th century or later
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Chinese Artist
19th-20th century
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Chinese Artist
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Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or later
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Recumbent Horse
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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Chinese Artist
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