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31 décembre 2017

A wucai 'Buddhist Lion' censer and cover, Ming dynasty, 17th century

A wucai 'Buddhist Lion' censer and cover, Ming dynasty, 17th century

Lot 291. A wucai 'Buddhist Lion' censer and cover, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 10½ in. (26.6 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The censer and cover is modelled in the form of a Buddhist lion standing with upright bushy tail. Its removable single-horned head has bulging eyes and a wide open mouth. The body is decorated with lotus blooms and stylised flower-heads below a band of ruyi and its head is depicted with a knotted hair design. 

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

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