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A PAIR OF BLANC-DE-CHINE BUDDHISTIC LION TAPERSTICK HOLDERS
18TH CENTURY
Each lion shown seated atop a rectangular plinth pierced with a dragon roundel and three ruyi apertures, the largest flanked by prunus branches, the female lion cuddling its cub in one paw, the male with a paw resting atop a reticulated brocade ball, with a conical taperstick holder at the corner of each pedestal, covered in a milk-white glaze, minor chips--11 3/4in. (29.8cm.) high (2)
18TH CENTURY
Each lion shown seated atop a rectangular plinth pierced with a dragon roundel and three ruyi apertures, the largest flanked by prunus branches, the female lion cuddling its cub in one paw, the male with a paw resting atop a reticulated brocade ball, with a conical taperstick holder at the corner of each pedestal, covered in a milk-white glaze, minor chips--11 3/4in. (29.8cm.) high (2)