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Earthenware roof tile from China, 1644 - 1911
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Object statement
Roof tile, winged lion, earthenware, maker unknown, China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644, said to have come from the Old Summer Palace (Yuan ming yuan) known as the Garden of Perfect Brightness, Peking, (Beijing), taken during the Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1900
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The tile was made in China during the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911.
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
The tile is believed to have been taken from the Old Summer Palace (Yuan ming yuan) in Peking, China, during the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1900).

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Description
Roof tile, winged lion, earthenware, maker unknown, China, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644, said to have come from the Old Summer Palace (Yuan ming yuan) known as the Garden of Perfect Brightness, Peking, (Beijing), taken during the Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1900

Curved roof tile surmounted with winged lion. Glazed in green.

Made: China; 1644 - 1911


Used: Summer Palace; 1899 - 1900

Used: Peking, China; 1899 - 1900
Marks
No marks
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
A2622
Production date
1644 - 1911
Height
295 mm
Width
150 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1926
Subjects
+ Lions
+ Mythical animals
+ Chinese culture
+ Chinese Souvenirs
+ Boxer Rebellion
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/175511 |title=Earthenware roof tile from China |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=21 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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