Lot 170
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A LARGE PAINTED STUCCO HEAD OF A BUDDHISTIC LION
A LARGE PAINTED STUCCO HEAD OF A BUDDHISTIC LION

YUAN/MING DYNASTY

Details
A LARGE PAINTED STUCCO HEAD OF A BUDDHISTIC LION
Yuan/Ming Dynasty
Well modeled with ferocious expression and mouth open in a warning snarl exposing the teeth and tongue, the bulging eyes inlaid with glass pupils below bushy brows, with floppy ears and tightly curled mane, painted in black, red, blue and green with some gilt highlights
18in. (45.7cm.) across, stand

Lot Essay

Compare the beast with a bodhisattva on its back, dated to the Ming dynasty in the Pilu Hall, Guangshengshan Temple, Hongtong County illustrated in Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province, Beijing, 1991, no. 73.