Tomb figure of a lion
National Museum of Asian Art

Tomb figure of a lion

first half of 8th century

Earthenware with lead-silicate glazes tinted with iron, copper, and cobalt
National Museum of Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of Asian Art

Pottery with "three-color" glaze. Clay: buff white. Glaze: mottled blue, yellow and white with fine crackle. Earth adhesions. Decoration: modelled figure of a lion biting its right hind leg and seated on a rock; three large round perforations in sides of rock.

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