Title: Vase with lion and bird
Object type: Vase
Date: late 18th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Diam. of rim 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. of foot 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures