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Lot #60 - A Chinese Marble Sculpture of A Lion, Early Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th Century

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen
  • Sale Name:
    The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
  • Sale Date:
    11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
  • Lot #:
    60
  • Lot Description:
    A Chinese Marble Sculpture of A Lion, Early Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th Century
    boldly carved seated on its haunches on a rectangular base, with powerfully muscled legs, the mouth opened wide in a ferocious snarl, with a curled mane behind the bulging eyes and the brow
    18.2 cm high
  • Provenance:
    The Chinese porcelain company, New York, 23/3/2007, invoice no. C2039
  • References:
    see Munsterberg, Alsdorf Collection, 1960, pl. 7, p. 21 for a similar example; also Carole Davenport, Fabulous Beings, March 2015; for another example see Christie’s NY, The Robert H. Ellsworth Collection, 17/3/2015, lot 16.
  • Estimate:
    A$30,000 - 40,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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