A SMALL YAOZHOU CELADON CROUCHING LION

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY

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A SMALL YAOZHOU CELADON CROUCHING LION
northern song dynasty
The animal's details finely moulded beneath the pale olive-green glaze with evenly suspended tiny bubbles, pooling in the recessed areas where glaze appears darker and defining the raised areas
3 in. (9 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
F. Low-Beer & Co., New York, no.422
Frederick M. Mayer, sold Christie's London, 24 and 25 June 1974, lot 38

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