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IMPORTANT CHINESE ART FROM THE JUNKUNC COLLECTION | 瓊肯珍藏重要中國藝術
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A PALE YELLOWISH-GREEN JADE CARVING 晚明 十六至十七世紀 青褐玉雕太師少師擺件
OF A 'BUDDHIST' LION AND ITS CUB
來源:
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
史蒂芬 • 瓊肯三世（1978年逝）珍藏。
The large, recumbent lion has its paw resting on a ribbon-tied brocade
ball while the cub frolics on its back. Both have curly brows, long
segmented manes and bushy tails incised with fine hair markings. The
pale yellowish-white stone has areas of russet-brown color and mottling.
3æ in. (9.5 cm.) long
$20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE:
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.
According to T. T. Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinse Art,
San Francisco 2006, p. 117, no. 5.17.2, the combination of a large lion
(dashi) and a small lion (xiaoshi) playing with a brocade ball, its ribbons
symbolizing longevity and generation, expresses the wish, ‘May you
and your descendant achieve high rank‘ (taishi shaoshi).
(another view)
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