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A Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Repoussé Fu-Lion
Height 8 in., 20.3 cm.
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$750
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Height 8 in., 20.3 cm.
Description
A Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Repoussé Fu-Lion
17TH/18TH CENTURY
清早期 銅鎏金捶揲瑞獅像
the anthropomorphized figures depicted standing on two legs with arms raised, the creature depicted in twisted perspective with the face modeled in profile aligned with the front body; the expressive face showing bared teeth and a fierce gaze, having tufts of fur twisting and flowing from the head and extremities, the incised areas having a patinated green cast.
the anthropomorphized figures depicted standing on two legs with arms raised, the creature depicted in twisted perspective with the face modeled in profile aligned with the front body; the expressive face showing bared teeth and a fierce gaze, having tufts of fur twisting and flowing from the head and extremities, the incised areas having a patinated green cast.
Height 8 in., 20.3 cm.
Property from the Estate of W.M. Bogdanowicz, Naples, Florida
Condition
In overall good condition, free of major repairs or punctures, with surface wear and mineral deposits, flaking to enamel at the teeth and one eye.