A PAIR OF WOOD SCULPTURES OF LIONS

Lot 135
19.09.2023 10:00UTC -05:00
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$ 20 000
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Lot 135 | A PAIR OF WOOD SCULPTURES OF LIONS
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$ 20 000 – 30 000
A PAIR OF WOOD SCULPTURES OF LIONS

JOSEON DYNASTY (16TH-19TH CENTURY)

Carved from wood in the form of lions sitting symmetrically on platforms, each of rigid style and closed mouth, with straight manes and pronoucned backbones, painted in black on manes, eyes and tail tip with the rest in terracota color, one with deep navel

24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm.) high each approx.





Literature

Miho Museum, Shishi and Komainu: Mythical Beasts from Far Way (Kyoto: Seigensha Art Pbulishing, Inc., 2014). exh. cat. pp. 199.



Exhibited

'Shishi and Komainu: Mythical Beasts from Far Way', Miho Museum, Shigaraki, 2 September-14 December 2014
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