Lot 86
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A FINE AND RARE SMALL AMBER CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION AND HER CUB
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A FINE AND RARE SMALL AMBER CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION AND HER CUB

18TH CENTURY

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A FINE AND RARE SMALL AMBER CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION AND HER CUB
18TH CENTURY
Crisply and lively carved with the parent joyfully playing with its young and a floral ribboned ball on its back, the face with bright eyes and a broad mouth open to expose teeth and tongue, its busy tail and mane finely incised, and the paws well detailed, the material of translucent honey tone varying to opaque, with caramel-coloured centre and a cream inclusion over the back
2 5/8 in. (5.8 cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

Compare the amber carving illustrated by S. Jenyns in Chinese Art - The Minor Arts II, London, 1965, no.103, which is of the same subject (although depicting two cubs instead of one), and very close in style.

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