Lion
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (41.91 × 22.23 × 16.51 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-18/2
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DescriptionChimera (Lion?) on base, with smaller chimera climbing on right front paw. Peacock blue glaze and aubergine.Exhibition HistoryOrigins: Collecting to Create the Nelson-Atkins, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 14, 2021-March 6, 2022.
With C. T. Loo & Co., Paris, no. I5.675, by July 8, 1933-1934 [1];
Purchased from C. T. Loo & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-05 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Records, box 9, folder 39. This was one of a large group of objects sent by Loo from Paris for the Nelson-Atkins' opening exhibition in December 1933. It was acquired by the museum after the close of the exhibition.
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