Lot Essay
See illustration on page 159 for the lion.
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THE HORSES SONG DYNASTY, THE LION TANG DYNASTY.
Details
A pair of gilt bronze figures of horses and a bronze model of a lion
The horses Song Dynasty, the lion Tang Dynasty.
Standing foursquare with heads foreward in repose, the saddled back with two small apertures, with five incised markings on the mane, hoofs, saddle and .....(hoofdstel), 5.5 cm. long; and a bronze model of a lion seated on its haunches, 4.7 cm. high (3)
The horses Song Dynasty, the lion Tang Dynasty.
Standing foursquare with heads foreward in repose, the saddled back with two small apertures, with five incised markings on the mane, hoofs, saddle and .....(hoofdstel), 5.5 cm. long; and a bronze model of a lion seated on its haunches, 4.7 cm. high (3)
Provenance
The horses: Spink, London, 1994
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