Stirrup shaped artifacts - Bonn Collection Series in the Americas

Stirrup shaped artifacts - Bonn Collection Series in the Americas

The stirrup shaped artifact is a colorful ceramic piece from the Bonn Collection in the Americas. The neck of the handle is slender, with a narrow opening, presenting an overall orange brown color tone. Partially drawn with white and red lines, there is a small bracket on the bottom side of the neck that may be used to hang objects. There are eight white and red structures shaped like cocoa beans around the main body of the object, each with a small horse stirrup at the top. On the body below the stirrup, there is a solid red circle surrounded by white and red circular borders. The origin of this artifact is unknown and belongs to the collection of Teddy Hahn.
Ceramic artifacts with lion headed handles at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the United States

Ceramic artifacts with lion headed handles at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the United States

It is a porcelain fired in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) in the 13th century. Adopting underglaze painting decoration techniques. The sides of the jar are decorated with lion shaped handles, which is one of its most prominent features. It only showcased the highly developed ceramic craftsmanship at that time, and also reflected the aesthetic characteristics of Chinese ceramic art. The design of the lion's head handle adds a decorative effect to the jar, making it not only a practical vessel, but also of high artistic value. Currently housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art in the United States.