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A CARVED BAMBOO-ROOT 十七世紀 竹根雕太獅少獅鎮紙

‘LION AND CUB’ GROUP
17TH CENTURY

masterfully carved to depict a ferocious lion with its head
turned sharply backwards, depicted with a small cub
clambering on its rounded body, each beast skilfully carved
with tufts of hair flanking a crenulated spinal column
terminating in a bushy tail, the group with a hollow body
and richly patinated on the exterior to a glossy stippled dark
reddish-brown colour, wood stand
12 cm, 4¾ in.
HK$ 220,000-250,000
US$ 28,100-31,900

82 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比