Title
Pair of uncut seals with Buddhist lions
Year/Period
Late 17th century
Region
Dehua, Fujian province, China
Object Type
seals (artifacts)
Material
porcelain (material)
Technique
molding (forming), pottery techniques
Dimension
Object size: 001 - 002: L3.8 x W3.8 x H5.0 c
Accession No.
2000-03394
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Frank and Pamela Hickley
NLB Type
Ceramic
These seals have superbly moulded and hand-finished figures of Buddhist lions with ferocious expressions, and sprays of lingzhi fungus clenched in their mouths. They are solid and have a cold milky-white glaze with a glassy appearance. Porcelain seals were usually made blank so that the carving could be undertaken according to the future owner’s requirements.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.
