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A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A Ⓒ军⬳ġġġ⣏䎮䞛晽⛸䋭
LION Ը๕
TANG - SONG DYNASTY CįġWįġFįġFranceġ㓞啷
ΐ㔎喯㭼1974⸜12㚰2㖍炻䶐嘇45
carved, seated on its haunches with the
劙⚳揝嶗梲侩➢慹㚫㓞啷
forelegs locked, the jaws open and the mane
hanging in thick curling locks down the back, ΐ㔎喯㭼1989⸜12㚰12㖍炻䶐嘇29
raised on a domed circular base, pierced at the
base and hollow through the beast’s mouth
Height 4⅝ in., 11.3 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of C. W. F. France, Esq.
Sotheby’s London, 2nd December 1974, lot 45.
Collection of the British Rail Pension Fund.
Sotheby’s London, 12th December 1989, lot 29.
$ 8,000-12,000
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