MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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A LARGE GLAZED TILEWORKS BUDDHISTIC LION STAND
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The striding figure with mouth open in a roar showing the tongue and teeth, with bells and a tassel hung from the trappings and a cylindrical holder issuing from the center of the cloth draped over its back, the tail made separately, glazed in deep purple, turquoise and a yellowish-cream glaze
29 in. (73.7 cm.) high, stand

Provenance

European Noble Collection; Christie's, New York, 22 March 1999, lot 284.

Lot Essay

A stand of this type, but with a different glaze combination, in the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, was included in the exhibition, The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, 1952, pp. 30-1, no. 213, while a smaller green and amber-glazed example was sold in these rooms, 30 May 1991, lot 295.

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