A pair of Chinese sancai-glazed tileworks figures of
A pair of Chinese sancai-glazed tileworks figures of Buddhist lionsMing dynasty, 16th/17th centuryThe male lion with its front paw resting on a ball; the female lion with its paw resting upon the back of a cub, both seated upon lotus petals, raised on four scroll-legged pedestal bases (2).
H: 15 in.PROVENANCE:The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York
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A pair of Chinese sancai-glazed tileworks figures of Buddhist lionsMing dynasty, 16th/17th centuryThe male lion with its front paw resting on a ball; the female lion with its paw resting upon the back of a cub, both seated upon lotus petals, raised on four scroll-legged pedestal bases (2).
H: 15 in.PROVENANCE:The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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