Vessel in the Shape of a Tiger (Huzi)

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Vessel in the Shape of a Tiger (Huzi)

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In southern China, especially in the coastal provinces of the southeast, pottery with a lime glaze was fired at the high temperature (above 1000 degrees centigrade). The yellowish green color is due to the presence of iron.
Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420)

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Date

0300 - 0399
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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