Lot 3193. A small gilt-bronze figure of a seated lion, 6th century AD; 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high. Estimate $6,000 - $ 8,000. Price realised $8,125. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.

The lion is seated on a rocky U-shaped base with left forepaw raised, head turned and mouth open in a warning roar, wood stand, wood box.

Provenance: Vanderven & Vanderven, The Netherlands, 4 October 1989.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza