VesselsChinese4th-5th century CE

Lion-shaped candle holder or stand

4th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Yue ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, applique, and gouged decoration

Culture

Chinese

Period

Jin dynasty, Eastern Jin period, 317-420

Century

4th-5th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

12.5 x 18.4 x 8.3 cm (4 15/16 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1994], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994.

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