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PLATE XI

Finely modelled figure of a lion seated on a rocky base.
Soft white ware with a white glaze thickly splashed with

green. The beast with its powerful frame and fierce threaten-

ing jaws is of the naturalistic type which preceded the familiar

Buddhist lion, or dog of Fo (see Plate CXXVI), whose form

and features resemble those of the Pekingese spaniel.
T'ang dynasty. H. 105".
In the possession of Mr. H. /. Oppenheim.