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Guan-type jar with lion's-head handles
Guan-type jar with lion's-head handles

Guan-type jar with lion's-head handles

mid-14th century
Medium/TechniquePorcelain, Jingdezhen-ware painted in underglaze blue
DimensionsOverall: 37.2cm (14 5/8in.)
Other (diameter of mouth): 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)


Credit LineGift of Mabel Hobart Cabot in memory of her father Richard B. Hobart
Accession number69.1073
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ClassificationsCeramics
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ProvenanceBy 1950, Richard Bryant Hobart (b. 1885 - d. 1963), Cambridge, MA; by inheritance to his daughter, Mabel Hobart Cabot, Cambridge; 1969, gift of Mabel Hobart Cabot to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 23, 1969)