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A RARE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ PUZZLE SEAL SET
19th century
The main square seal finely cast with a central lion finial with a curly
mane and ferocious expression, the top surface of the seal inset with
five smaller seals with lion cubs in various playful poses. 10cm (3 7/8in)
high (6).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$30,000 - 50,000

For a comparable ‘puzzle seal’, dated to the Qing Dynasty, see
Sotheby’s New York, 19-20 March 2013, lot 345.

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