CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
十七/十八世紀 青白玉雕佛獅 帶木座
the recumbent feline finely carved with a large head and a prominent forehead above bulging eyes, holding a leafy blossoming lotus sprig in its mouth, with a finely incised mane and tail flicked over one side, the feet well carved with sharp claws, the stone of pale green tone with minor russet and yellowish inclusions on the base, with carved wood stand
Dimensions
7.6cm wide x 4.2 cm high x 6.5cm deep
Provenance
Private collection, acquired from Bonhams London, 11th November 2010, lot 24;
Formerly in an English private collection, purchased by the father of the present owner in the 1970s
私人收藏，2010年11月11日購自倫敦邦翰斯，拍品24；
前英格蘭私人收藏，由此任藏家父親1970年代購藏。