A pair of Chinese blanc de Chine 'Buddhist lion' joss stick holders, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).
Each modeled with one paw resting on a pierced brocade-patterned ball above rectangular bases. Height 33 cm.
Chips, cracks, damage to joss stick holder.
Provenance
Property of a private Swedish collector, purchased at Christie's in 2001.
Exhibitions
Compare with sculptures like these in the Royal Dresden Porzellan Collection. Museum Inventory Number; PO 2902. Palace Number/Johanneum mark; N 4 [Triangle].
Compare also a similar pair sold at Sothebys,
20 April 2018 New York. Lot 1061.
Literature
Compare similar examples in the Hickley collection, illustrated in Rose Kerr and John Ayers, Blanc de Chine: Porcelain from Dehua, Chicago, 2002, pls 90 and 91.
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