China

Room 3

CHINESE CERAMICS - MING PORCELAIN FROM THE JINGDEZHEN KILNS 中國陶瓷 - 明代景德鎮窯

Individual display case

Stoneware barrel seat with coloured glazes 瓷凳

Ming dynasty, 16th c.

CB-CC-1934-215

The seat is decorated with a pierced circular coin design, while the sides bear hollowed-out lion-mask handles. Stools of this type were common items of garden furniture in China.