PAIR OF CHINESE GILT AND LACQUERED STONE CRAVINGS OF BUDDHIST-LIONS
SONG DYNASTY
Estimate: £600 - £800
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
宋 紅漆塗金石雕佛獅(一對)
each Buddhist lion carved vividly in seated position on raised podium, with remanent of red lacquer and gilt decoration (2)
Dimensions
13cm high each
Footnote
A closely comparable stone example also dated to the Song dynasty, is in the collection of the Chengwu County Museum, Shandong Province, see online museum collection archive: http://www.tgcid.org/museuminform.aspx?Pageindex=1&userid=379