Lot 816. A Yaozhou celadon lion and cub-form censer cover, China, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 12th-13th century; 4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) high. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000. Price Realized $15,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Modeled as a lion with mouth open in a roar and seated on its haunches with its cub held between its front paws, the mane and tail separated into curls detailed with fine lines, on a circular base pierced with an opening leading to the mouth. 

Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2007, lot 396.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.