A LARGE RARE PAIR OF 15TH CENTURY CARVED STONE...
A LARGE RARE PAIR OF 15TH CENTURY CARVED STONE MING DYNASTY YONGLE PERIOD BUDDHIST LIONS
Each lion is carved seated on its haunches, wearing a collar hung with a bell suspended above the chest, one beast has its left paw resting on a cub and a cub on its back, the other has its right paw resting on a ball and a cub. Both have bulging eyes and a fierce expression with barred teeth and curled manes the plinth base carved with, both with inscription YongLe Year Winter Made by Wei Shi Xuan Yuan.
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A LARGE RARE PAIR OF 15TH CENTURY CARVED STONE MING DYNASTY YONGLE PERIOD BUDDHIST LIONS
Each lion is carved seated on its haunches, wearing a collar hung with a bell suspended above the chest, one beast has its left paw resting on a cub and a cub on its back, the other has its right paw resting on a ball and a cub. Both have bulging eyes and a fierce expression with barred teeth and curled manes the plinth base carved with, both with inscription YongLe Year Winter Made by Wei Shi Xuan Yuan.
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