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A fine soapstone carving of a Buddhist lion
Kangxi
The mythical beast standing above pierced
rockwork, its paws with sharpened claws and
ribbed torso rising towards a left-turned head,
with a ferocious facial expression and a hairy
mane running down the protruding spine
ending in an upturned bifurcated tail, the body
with a cloth saddle finely incised at the hems,
bearing a seated female figure holding lingzhi
in her left hand.
19.8cm high. (2).
HK$80,000 - 120,000
US$10,000 - 15,000
清康熙 壽山石雕坐獅神仙像

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