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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST LION
Ming Dynasty
The animal cast facing forward with long bushy brows curling at the top of the bulging eyes, the muscular legs tucked below the recumbent body, the tail and the end of the scaly spine resting above the left hind, hongmu stand.
8cm (3 1/8in) long (2).
Footnotes:
明 鎏金銅佛獅
Provenance: from the collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014), by repute.
For a very similar piece see The Radiant Ming 1368-1644: Through the Min Chiu Society Collection, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong, 2015 which they date to the fifth year of Xuande.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y
Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.
Ming Dynasty
The animal cast facing forward with long bushy brows curling at the top of the bulging eyes, the muscular legs tucked below the recumbent body, the tail and the end of the scaly spine resting above the left hind, hongmu stand.
8cm (3 1/8in) long (2).
Footnotes:
明 鎏金銅佛獅
Provenance: from the collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014), by repute.
For a very similar piece see The Radiant Ming 1368-1644: Through the Min Chiu Society Collection, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong, 2015 which they date to the fifth year of Xuande.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y
Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.
Condition
General old wear, areas of gilt rubbing and loss to gilding.
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST LION Ming Dynasty (2)
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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