A BARREL-FORM SANCAI-GLAZED ‘LION’ GARDEN STOOL MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The stool is potted in a barrel form with recessed neck and rectangular top and base. The centre of the top is pierced with a cash medallion encircled by a square section with canted corners of stylised bats in flight. The vertical edge of each canted corner is moulded in high relief with a lion mask. The square base is surrounded by a raised band of lotus petals, the shoulder with a simulated stool cover bordered by ruyi-head motifs.
19.½ in. (49.5 cm) high
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K.Y. Fine Arts, Hong Kong
The Ronald W. Longsdorf collection
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 9 July 2020, lot 2832
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The stool is potted in a barrel form with recessed neck and rectangular top and base. The centre of the top is pierced with a cash medallion encircled by a square section with canted corners of stylised bats in flight. The vertical edge of each canted corner is moulded in high relief with a lion mask. The square base is surrounded by a raised band of lotus petals, the shoulder with a simulated stool cover bordered by ruyi-head motifs.
19.½ in. (49.5 cm) high
Provenance
K.Y. Fine Arts, Hong Kong
The Ronald W. Longsdorf collection
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 9 July 2020, lot 2832
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