THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION, cast seated on its haunches with a ferocious expression, exposing its fangs, with a bushy mane, beard and tail and wearing a bell around its neck (gilding rubbed), Tang Dynasty
Details
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION, cast seated on its haunches with a ferocious expression, exposing its fangs, with a bushy mane, beard and tail and wearing a bell around its neck (gilding rubbed), Tang Dynasty
8cm. high
8cm. high
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Rafi Y. Mottahedeh
Literature
Chinese Gold and Silver in American Collections, p.98, no.67, illustrated