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                            A WHITE JADE ‘LION’ GROUP                 The rendering of the eyes and the snout of the present piece
                            SONG – MING DYNASTY                       share close similarities to a Liao-Jin dynasty example of similar
                                                                      subject in the Tianjin City Art Museum, illustrated in Tianjin shi
                            the recumbent beast depicted with the head raised in alert, the   yishu bowuguan cang yu [Tianjin City Art Museum. Jade], Hong
                            front paw resting on its young beside, the lions detailed with   Kong, 1993, pl. 177.
                            furrowed eyebrows and rounded eyes beneath a long bushy
                            mane, the stone of an even white tone
                            3.3 cm, 1⅜ in.
                            HK$ 30,000-50,000
                            US$ 3,850-6,500
                            宋至明   白玉太獅少獅





















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