Sotheby's. Inspired: Chinese Art from the Collection of Gerson and Judith Leiber, New York, 20 March 2018
21 mars 2018
A large sancai-glazed figure of a lion, Ming dynasty
Lot 450. A large sancai-glazed figure of a lion, Ming dynasty. Width 26 in., 66 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 27,500 USD. © Sotheby's 2018
the beast modeled crouching low on all fours with its head turned back over the right haunch, the jaws open in a growl, the body covered in a green glaze with a deep brown stripe down the spine, the tufts of fur amber-glazed, the claws and teeth glazed white, raised on a low conforming base with an oval opening to the underside for firing
From the Gerson and Judith Leiber Collection.
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