Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
A pair of blue and white buddhist lions Ming dnyasty, 16th century | 明十六世紀 青花瑞獅戯球擺件一對
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November 4, 11:45 AM GMT
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8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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A pair of blue and white buddhist lions
Ming dnyasty, 16th century
明十六世紀 青花瑞獅戯球擺件一對
modelled in mirror image, each bushy-tailed beast seated on a rectangular plinth with a front paw resting on a brocade ball, the head with bulging eyes and jaws open, turned sharply to the side and framed by a knobbly forehead surrounded with raised curls of fur
Height 22 cm, 8⅝ in.
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Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris, A Quest for Asian Art, 2016, Paris, no. 300.
Jean-Paul Desroches編《Two Americans in Paris，A Quest for Asian Art》，2016年，巴黎，圖版300