Title
Bodhisattva on a lion
Year/Period
17th-18th centuries or early 20th century
Region
Dehua, Fujian province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L26.0 x W18.5 x H33.5 cm
Accession No.
2000-03354
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Frank and Pamela Hickley
This figure is possibly Manjusri (Wen Shu), the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. She is usually depicted seated on a lion, holding a rosary in one hand, and a scroll in the other. It is one of the larger figures in the collection. Dehua, located on the southeast coast of Fujian province, is well known for its production of white porcelain, known to Europeans as 'blanc de Chine'. The earliest Dehua porcelain was produced as early as the 14th century but the production and quality of these porcelain peaked around the 17th and 18th centuries.
