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A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN
FAMILLE VERTE LARGE BUDDHIST
LIONS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each seated with heads turned and mouths open
in a ferocious stare, one with a cub clambering up
towards its chest, the other with a brocade ball
in its paw, each atop a rectangular base painted
with blue prunus and auspicious objects on a
background of green 'cracked ice'
17º in. (43.7 cm.) high (2)
$10,000-15,000
