Sale 9082
New York, Park Avenue
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22 March 1999
Price realised
USD 19,550
Estimate
A LARGE GLAZED TILEWORKS BUDDHISTIC LION STAND Ming Dynasty 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, glazed in deep purple, turquoise and a yellowish-cream glaze 29in. (73.7cm.) high
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