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Footed Lamp, Six Dynasties, late Northern Dynasties (386–581)–Sui (581–618), ca. second half of 6th century, China, Earthenware
Footed Lamp, Six Dynasties, late Northern Dynasties (386–581)–Sui (581–618), ca. second half of 6th century, China, Earthenware with relief decoration under green and brown glazes, H. 11 3/4 in. ( cm); Diam. of rim 8 3/4 in. ( cm); Diam. of foot 7 1/2 in. ( cm), Ceramics, While lions are not native to China, there is evidence that some specimens had reached China from the West by the Western Han (206 – 9) period. With the firm establishment of Buddhism in China in the Six Dynasties (220–589) period, lions-regarded as defenders of the faith and of the Buddhist law-began to be used in a specifically Buddhist context
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