15th - 16th century or 19th - 20th century
Figure on a Lion
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This piece was produced at the Sawankhalok kilns in Thailand. It takes the unusual form of a Chinese man seated on a fu dog (also known as a Chinese lion or the “Lion of Buddha”), a mythical creature thought to ward off evil. This Chinese subject was rarely depicted in Thailand.
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