Lot 908. A small white marble figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 475,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

The powerfully carved beast shown seated facing forward and with legs firmly braced on a rectangular plinth, the mouth open in a roar, with traces of red and black pigment.

Provenance: Possibly Leontine Marie Berry Olcott (1883-1981) Collection.
Leontine Olcott Collection.
Eskenazi Ltd., London, 22 April 1982.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020