Lot Essay
Compare the present lot to a pair of very similar gilt-bronze lions sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot 1664
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The Property of a Southeast Asian Collector
A PAIR OF BRONZE BUDDHIST LIONS
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF BRONZE BUDDHIST LIONS
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The lions are cast seated on their haunches, the male with its right front paw resting on a brocade ball, the female with a lion cub beneath its left paw, each with powerful jaws and a fierce expression beneath the mane with a wealth of tightly curled locks.
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) high (2)
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The lions are cast seated on their haunches, the male with its right front paw resting on a brocade ball, the female with a lion cub beneath its left paw, each with powerful jaws and a fierce expression beneath the mane with a wealth of tightly curled locks.
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2007, lot 1659
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