Vase
Category
Ceramics
Date
1662 - 1722
Materials
biscuit porcelain and wood
Measurements
185 mm (H)122 mm (W)92 mm (D)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245686
Summary
A Kangxi Buddhistic lion or Dog of Fo supporting a biscuit square tapering vase on its back. The figure is coloured green, yellow and pale aubergine. It sits on a hardwood stand.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey porcelain stored in the Garden Room, page 83.