Lot #60 - A Chinese Marble Sculpture of A Lion, Early Tang Dynasty, 7th-8th Century
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
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Sale Date:11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
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Lot #:60
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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
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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.
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Estimate:A$30,000 - 40,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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