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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
女史珍藏
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A LARGE GREENISH-WHITE JADE 清十七 / 十八世紀 青白玉雕太獅少獅擺件
‘BUDDHIST LION’ GROUP 來源
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY John Sparks，倫敦
The jade boulder is well carved as a reclining Buddhist lion, 英國私人舊藏，於1979年4月 5 日購自 John Sparks
decorated with bulging eyes, a well-defined backbone, and finely
detailed combed fur, its head turned, holding in its mouth the 出版
ribbon of a brocade ball, nestled between its front paws, while a Marchant & Son，倫敦，《75th Anniversary Exhibition of Post-
young cub is clambering from the side. Archaic Chinese Jades from Private Collections》，2000 年，88 號
9¿ in. (23.2 cm.) long, box
HK$500,000-800,000 US$65,000-100,000
PROVENANCE
John Sparks, London
An English private collection, acquired from the above on 25
April 1979
LITERATURE
Marchant & Son, London, 75th Anniversary Exhibition of Post-
Archaic Chinese Jades from Private Collections, 2000, no. 88
(another view 另一面)
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