Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 12th November 2019
Lot 35
A CHINESE CORAL 'LION DOGS' GROUP LATE QING DYNASTY The large mythical beast depicted seated on...
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £5500
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Description
A CHINESE CORAL 'LION DOGS' GROUP
LATE QING DYNASTY
The large mythical beast depicted seated on its haunches with bulging eyes and its mouth agape, playing with its young, with a third cub clambering on the large animal's back, all carved with flowing hair trailing from their manes down their bony spines to their long tails, 10cm.
Provenance: from a European private collection.