This article focuses on celadon ceramic vessels in the shape of a lion produced in the Yue kiln in Zhejiang Province of China from Eastern Wu (222-280 A.D.) of the Three Kingdom period to Western Jin (266-316 A.D.). The sprout on top of this type of lion-shaped vessel is sometimes seen as a candle stand, an ink water-dropper, a socket, or generally referred to as a protective talisman to ward against evil. This essay takes the lion-shaped celadon vessels as a departing point to consider the phenomenon that historically Chinese ceramics, after their production, were sometimes buried, excavated, re-buried, re-excavated, then handed down for generations. This phenomenon also deals with issues on accurately evaluating antiquarian objects crafted based on antique models.