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A ‘YAOZHOU’ CELADON FIGURE OF A LION 五代或更早 耀州窰青釉坐獅
FIVE DYNASTIES OR EARLIER
來源：
skilfully modelled in the form of a lion sitting on its haunches 傳 Bluett & Sons Ltd，倫敦，1922年
with the front right leg bent and paw resting on a brocade ball, 南肯辛頓佳士得2002年6月20日，編號563
the beast portrayed in a ferocious poise with piercing eyes 大村俊，香港
below the thick bushy eyebrows, its mouth rendered slightly
agape and revealing the tip of its upturned tongue, above three
locks of beard trailing onto its collar, the reverse realistically
depicted with pronounced ribs flanking its long bushy tail, the
figure covered overall with a translucent olive-green glaze
pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses
15.7 cm, 6⅛ in.
PROVENANCE
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1922, by repute.
Christie’s South Kensington, 20th June 2002, lot 563.
Tony Omura, Hong Kong.
HK$ 300,000-500,000
US$ 38,700-64,500
38 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
