Page 139 - Irving Collection Part II Chinese Art
P. 139
1185 A LARGE CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST LION AND CUBS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The lion carved standing with the front paw placed on a brocade ball and a loose ball within the mouth
from which trails a ribbon, the curly mane and tail incised in fne detail, with eight cubs clambering
playfully on the back and at the sides
7º in. (18.4 cm.) high
$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE
John Sparks, Ltd., London, 1985.
The Irving Collection, no. 541.
清十八/十九世紀 壽山石雕太師少師擺件
137
