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A pair of Chinese massive lacquered Buddhist lions, first half of the 20th Century.
Unsold
Estimate
75 000 - 100 000 SEK

Each seated on a waisted rectangular base draped with a florette-diaper cloth, the head held back and jaw open in snarling expression beneath a thick mane falling in tight curly tufts, a collar around the broad chest hung with a bell and tassels, each with one leg raised and a ball and cub beneath the forepaw. Height 157x98x63 cm.

Wear, cracks from dryness of materia. Later tassles.

Provenance

Purchased from an antique dealer in Florida.

For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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