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GRAND LION BOUDDHIQUE EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR ET ROUGE

Lot 164
14.06.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
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€ 94 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 977722
Lot 164 | GRAND LION BOUDDHIQUE EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR ET ROUGE
Estimate value
€ 40 000 – 60 000
GRAND LION BOUDDHIQUE EN BRONZE LAQUÉ OR ET ROUGE

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, DATÉ DU VINGT-ET-UNIÈME JOUR DU CINQUIÈME MOIS DE LA TREIZIÈME ANNÉE DE L'ÉPOQUE SHUNZHI, CORRESPONDANT À 1656

Il est représenté debout sur ses quatre pattes, sa gueule relevée ouverte dévoilant ses crocs. Il est richement arnaché de bijoux et sur son dos repose un tapis sur lequel une base accueillait à l'origine une statue de Guanyin. Le tapis porte une inscription sur les deux côtés.

Hauteur : 46,8 cm. (18 3/8 in.) ; Longueur : 67 cm. (26 3/8 in.)





Provenance

Previously from the collection of Mr and Mrs Luigi Anton Laura, Bordighera, Italy, 1978, by repute.



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This item will be transferred to an offsite warehouse after the sale. Please refer to department for information about storage charges and collection
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Post lot text

A LARGE GILT AND RED-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST LION
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, DATED FROM THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF THE FIFTH MONTH OF THE THIRTEENTH YEAR OF THE SHUNZI PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1656
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Historical era:Qing Dynasty
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects, Statuettes
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