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AN AGATE CARVING OF TWO BUDDHIST LIONS
18TH CENTURY
The group is well carved with a recumbent Buddhist lion with curly mane and
tufted tail, its head turned to face its playful cub. The details of its pronounced
backbone and tail are fnely rendered. The translucent stone is of greyish-
brown tone with orangey-russet markings.
2√ in. (7.3 cm.) wide
$10,000-15,000
According to T. T. Bartholomew, Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, The Asian
Art Museum, San Francisco, 2006, p. 116, no. 5.17, the large lion (dashi) and
a small lion (xiaoshi) form the rebus, ‘May you and your descendant achieve
high rank’.
清十八世紀 瑪瑙雕太獅少獅把件
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