These lions, also known as “Dogs of Fo”, stand on turquoise glazed leaf-shaped bases similar to the famille verte examples in this collection (Ch68 and Ch69). They look left and right with purple aubergine bodies, and turquoise manes, curls and tails. A large group of these lions on leaf-shaped bases was recovered from the wreck of the Ca Mau, which sank in the South China Sea circa 1725.

Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 77

Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from John Sparks, 25 June 1954 (£50)

Location: Not on display