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5 août 2014

A celadon-glazed 'Buddhist lion' rectangular box and cover, Mid Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th century

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Lot 112. A celadon-glazed 'Buddhist lion' rectangular box and cover, Mid Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century; 14.3cm high. (2). Sold for HK$ 106,250 (€10,244). Photo Bonhams 2014

The rectangular box decorated with an incised checkered pattern on each side, with a short neck to the top on which the cover rests, the handles formed from moulded Buddhist lion-heads, the cover potted with a rectangular flat top surmounted by a pair of seated Buddhist lions, each detailed with jaws open below the prominent snout and large eyes, with one paw resting on a ribboned ball, all covered with pale sea-green celadon glaze. 

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014

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