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Property from the Cunliffe Collection of Chinese Art
Cunliffe藏中國藝術珍品
Lot 16

A black stone figure of a lion
Tang Dynasty

12 May 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £36,250 inc. premium

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A black stone figure of a lion

Tang Dynasty
Boldly carved sitting on its hind legs, its forepaws supporting the strong body, the ferocious expression defined by an open mouth with bared fangs and lolling tongue, the mane arranged in curls. 19cm (7 1/2in) high

Footnotes

唐 石雕瑞獅坐像

Provenance: Rolf, Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963), Honorary Keeper of the Far Eastern Collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Acquired from Galinsky by Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 3 July 1958
Acquired from Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 9 July 1958
The Cunliffe Collection, no.NN2, and thence by descent

來源: 劍橋菲茨威廉博物館東方藝術部名譽主任,Rolf Cunliffe勳爵 (1899-1963)
於1958年7月9日購自倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.
Cunliffe收藏,藏品編號NN2,並由後人保存迄今

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