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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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A PALE GREYISH-GREEN AND BLACK JADE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ GROUP
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a Buddhist lion holding in its jaws one trailing end of the ribbon
tied around the brocade ball clutched between its front paws, and with its head turned
to look at the cub lying on top of its back. Both the adult and the cub have curly brows
and fnely detailed hair markings on the mane and tufted tail. There is some opaque
ivory-color alteration to the stone.
4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) wide
$15,000-25,000

PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973 to September 1980.
On loan: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993.
十七/十八世紀 褐青玉雕太師少師擺件

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