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MING DYNASTY, 15TH - 17TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE TURQUOISE AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED TILEWORK FIGURES OF BUDDHISTIC LIONS
MING DYNASTY, 15TH - 17TH CENTURY
Each wearing a bell-hung collar and shown seated with head turned to the side, their faces modelled with a ferocious expression with bulging eyes below curly brows and backswept ears, the female with mouth open in a warning roar as she restrains her playful cub with her right forepaw, the male with his left forepaw atop a beribboned brocade ball, all in deep turquoise with dark aubergine details
Approximately 32 in. (81.3 cm.) high (2)
MING DYNASTY, 15TH - 17TH CENTURY
Each wearing a bell-hung collar and shown seated with head turned to the side, their faces modelled with a ferocious expression with bulging eyes below curly brows and backswept ears, the female with mouth open in a warning roar as she restrains her playful cub with her right forepaw, the male with his left forepaw atop a beribboned brocade ball, all in deep turquoise with dark aubergine details
Approximately 32 in. (81.3 cm.) high (2)