Teapot with a Decoration of Lions

anonymous, c. 1775 - c. 1799

The potter designed a special knop, or handle, for the lid: a reclining lion in front of a spinning ball. The same motif is mirrored on the teapot’s body, where two lions play with an openwork ball. In Chinese culture, lions (shizi), carry positive connotations as they are believed to ward off malevolent spirits and usher in good fortune.

  • Artwork typeteapot
  • Object numberAK-NM-6561-A-1
  • Dimensionsheight 7 cm, width 15.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsYixing rood steengoed met een wit slib

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Teapot with a Decoration of Lions
    • Square teapot with shishi in relief

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-NM-6561-A-1

  • Description

    Vierkante theepot van rood steengoed met een gebogen tuit en C-vormig oor, gedeeltelijk bedekt met een wit slib. Op de wand tweemaal een shishi (leeuwhond) met daartussen een wiel (chakra) [?]. Yixing.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1775 - c. 1799

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Yixing rood steengoed met een wit slib

  • Dimensions

    • height 7 cm
    • width 15.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; collection Jean Theodore Royer (1737-1807), The Hague;{Note RMA.} bequeathed by his widow to King William I, 1814;{Note RMA.}; transferred to the Royal Cabinet of Curiosities, The Hague, 1816;{Note RMA.} from whom transferred to the museum, 1885

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