A Pair of Turquoise and Aubergine-Glazed Buddhistic Lions
A Pair of Turquoise and Aubergine-Glazed Buddhistic Lions
Qing dynasty, 19th century
Molded in mirror image seated on their rear haunches on pierced and stepped pedestal bases, the female with a cub clambering to her right foreleg, the male with his left paw on a pierced ball, both looking to the side with wide open mouths, their tongues in biscuit porcelain, the movable eyes separately molded, all under attractive unctuous glazes.
16 1/4in (42cm) high (2).
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A Pair of Turquoise and Aubergine-Glazed Buddhistic Lions
Qing dynasty, 19th century
Molded in mirror image seated on their rear haunches on pierced and stepped pedestal bases, the female with a cub clambering to her right foreleg, the male with his left paw on a pierced ball, both looking to the side with wide open mouths, their tongues in biscuit porcelain, the movable eyes separately molded, all under attractive unctuous glazes.
16 1/4in (42cm) high (2).
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