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PROPERTY OF A LADY 唐 石灰石雕坐獅 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN CORPORATION 明 木漆金真武坐像
A CARVED LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A LION 來源： A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF 來源：
TANG DYNASTY 紐約蘇富比1987年6月3日，編號279 ZHENWU Gimbel Brothers，1967年7月
powerfully modeled seated on its taut haunches with the 倫敦佳士得2013年11月5日，編號310 MING DYNASTY
forelegs extended, the head turned to one side with the seated upright with a straight back and feet firmly planted
mouth open in a roar, the eyes crisply carved beneath bushy in front, the hands placed over the thighs, the face directed
eyebrows, the thick mane falling in row of curls, both sides forward with a calm expression framed by straight hair
of the chest with prominently defined ribs, the long back neatly combed back, wearing a long, layered robe falling
tapering towards the hindquarters, the tail swept to one side, open at the chest to reveal armor underneath, a court belt
all supported on a rectangular base pierced with a central strapped over the top of the belly, covered entirely in red
oval aperture lacquer beneath gilding, save for the hair and eyes picked
Height 8½ in., 21.6 cm out in black
Height 47 in., 120 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, 3rd June 1987, lot 279. PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 5th November 2013, lot 310. Gimbel Brothers, July 1967.
⊖ $ 25,000-35,000 $ 30,000-50,000

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