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YUAN/MING DYNASTY (1279-1368)
Details
A WHITE JADE BUDDHIST LION GROUP
YUAN/MING DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The recumbent beast is carved with its head turned to one side and a sprig of lingzhi fungus clenched in its mouth, its tail flicked over its haunches, its backbone and mane finely detailed, a cub clambers on the side, the white stone with russet flecks and striations.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) long
YUAN/MING DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The recumbent beast is carved with its head turned to one side and a sprig of lingzhi fungus clenched in its mouth, its tail flicked over its haunches, its backbone and mane finely detailed, a cub clambers on the side, the white stone with russet flecks and striations.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) long
Provenance
From a Private East Asian Collection predominantly formed in the 1980s and 1990s in Hong Kong.
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