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A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF A
BUDDHIST LION AND CUB
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The lion is shown seated on a tall plinth decorated
with dragons and pierced with ruyi-head
apertures, its eyes bulging and teeth bared, and
with a playful cub under its right forepaw.
21¿ in. (53.6 cm.) high
$25,000-35,000

PROVENANCE
Tonying & Company, Inc., New York.
Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Christie’s New York, 30 March 2005, lot 388.
清康熙 素三彩太獅少獅