Lion

Medium

Nephrite, white with light greenish tint

Dimensions

H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); D. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)

Classification

Jade

Culture & Period

China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902

Accession Number

02.18.557

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