清十八/十九世紀 青白玉太獅少獅

carved recumbent, its head turned sharply backwards looking at its young clambering on its rear haunches, the bared teeth clutching the ends of a ribbon tied on a brocade ball held in its paws, the stone of a pale celadon tone, wood stand

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There is a 0.2x0.1cm chip to the ribbon near the mouth of the larger lion. Apart from other minute nibbling along the extremities, the carving is in very good condition. The stone is of a more celadon tone compared to the catalogue illustration.
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