A SUPERB CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A LION

Lot 742
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 75 600
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ID 718620
Lot 742 | A SUPERB CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A LION
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
A SUPERB CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A LION

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

The powerfully carved beast is shown seated and facing forward and with front legs firmly planted on a rectangular plinth, the mouth open in a roar.

6 3⁄4 in. (17 cm.) high, cloth box







Provenance

Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 November 1990.
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