A PAIR OF POLYCHROMED CAST-IRON BUDDHIST LIONS LATE MING DYNASTY / EARLY QING DYNASTY

each seated on a waisted rectangular base draped with a florette-diaper cloth, the head held back and jaw open in snarling expression beneath a thick mane falling in tight curly tufts, a collar around the broad chest hung with a bell and tassels, each with one leg raised and a ball beneath a forepaw, traces of pigment (2)