PAIR OF SANCAI-GLAZED BISCUIT BUDDHIST LIONS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£3,024
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
清 '徐榮泰造'款 素三彩佛獅(一對)
each moulded seated with head turned and mouth opened, one with a playful cub curling under its left front paw, the other with a brocade ball, atop a rectangular openwork plinth painted with floral and foliage, the interior of the base impressed with ‘Xu Rong Tai Zao’ mark (made by Xu Rongtai) (2)
Dimensions
heights: 43.1cm and 42.1cm
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, North Berwick
Footnote
Compare to a smaller pair of Sancai-glazed biscuit Buddhist lions, also with ‘Xu Rong Tai Zao’ mark, Qing dynasty, sold at Poly Beijing, 21 December 2009, lot 2031.