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.