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Vessel in the Shape of a Tiger (Huzi)

ca. 4th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207
In southern China, especially in the coastal provinces of the southeast, pottery with a lime glaze was fired at the high temperature (above 1000 degrees centigrade). The yellowish green color is due to the presence of iron.

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Object Information
  • 東晉 青瓷虎子
  • Title: Vessel in the Shape of a Tiger (Huzi)
  • Period: Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420)
  • Date: ca. 4th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain with green glaze
  • Dimensions: H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); W. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); L. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Stanley Herzman, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.207
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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