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A CARVED LIMESTONE ‘LION’ 唐 石灰石雕臥獅鎮
PAPERWEIGHT
TANG DYNASTY 來源
Montague Mayer 收藏
carved as a recumbent lion atop a rectangular 倫敦佳士得1980年4月14日，編號52
base, the head between the front legs, with flat 香港蘇富比2015年4月5日，編號2895
snout and combed mane, the spine suggested
through the subtly protruding ridge running
along the body, the long tail extending past the
edge of the base, the stone patinated to a warm
grayish-brown
Length 5 in., 12.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Montague Mayer.
Christie’s London, 14th April 1980, lot 52.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5th April 2015, lot 2895.

$ 8,000-12,000

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