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Record 1 1985-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
DEF

A chinese animal figure widely used in ceramics, sculpture and painting.

OBS

He is a lion but is very gentle, and he is usually playing with a silk ball tied with a ribbon which he holds in his mouth. The very large lion figures were placed as guardians at the entrance gate to a Buddhist temple; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
CONT

Gardien du dieu du même nom ce "lion de Fô" en faïence de Lunéville du XVIIIe siècle à décor polychrome.

OBS

Fô : Premier des trois dieux du Bonheur dans le confucianisme chinois, Fô personnifie la fortune et les honneurs.

Spanish

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