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A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘BUDDHIST LION’
BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
of cylindrical form with straight sides
supported on a flat base, finely painted with
two rectangular panels framed in iron red, each
enclosing a brightly-enameled lion playing with
a large beribboned brocade ball amid stylized
flame wisps
Height 5 in., 12.5 cm
$ 5,000-7,000

清康熙 五彩開光佛獅戲繡球
紋筆筒

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A FAMILLE-VERTE ‘BUDDHIST LION’
JAR AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
the baluster body enameled with two pairs of
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Buddhist lions, each pair playing with a large
beribboned brocade ball, the streaming ribbons
undulating across the surface of the jar, each
lion with tight curly mane, bushy tail, ridged
chest, and playful snarl, the neck with a series
of beribboned precious objects, the domed
cover similarly decorated with four lions with
brocade balls, surmounted by a bud-form knop,
the tip painted as a stylized flowerhead, the
base painted in underglaze blue with a lingzhi
sprig within a double circle (2)
Height 13⅜ in., 33.9 cm

$ 5,000-7,000

清康熙 五彩佛獅戲繡球紋蓋罐

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