Lot 116
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A GROUP OF EIGHTEEN BLANC-DE-CHINE BUDDHIST LION JOSS STICK HOLDERS
THE TIBOR COLLECTION, PART II
A GROUP OF EIGHTEEN BLANC-DE-CHINE BUDDHIST LION JOSS STICK HOLDERS

17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A GROUP OF EIGHTEEN BLANC-DE-CHINE BUDDHIST LION JOSS STICK HOLDERS
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Comprising a large pair and sixteen smaller examples
10 5/8 in. (26.9 cm.) high, the pair

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Lot Essay

White porcelains made at the Dehua kilns were highly collectible in the 17th and 18th centuries, including many 'lyons' like the present group. Made to hold an incense stick or taper, they were often scattered on dining tables as decoration.

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