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AN AMBER FIGURE OF A LION 清 琥珀臥獅
QING DYNASTY
finely carved in the round as a recumbent lion
with its head turned to the right and holding
a brocade ball with his front paws, the beast
portrayed with a pair of ferocious eyes between
thick eyebrows and a prominent snout, the body
centred with a protruding spinal column flanked
by tufts of hair and terminating in a bushy tail, the
beast further adorned with ingot motifs echoed
on the ball, the material of a rich translucent
reddish-orange colour, wood stand
11.2 cm, 4⅜ in.
HK$ 90,000-120,000
US$ 11,500-15,300