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A BLACK LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LION, QING DYNASTY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A BLACK LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LION, QING DYNASTY

China, 1644-1912 or earlier. The muscular lion seated on its haunches with the front paws firmly planted on the integral rectangular base, its face carved with an intense, ferocious expression marked by bulging eyes and a menacing growl, its mane finely incised and the long tail curled over one leg. The base deeply incised with hatched diagonal lines.

Provenance: From an old private collection in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate to age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, few chips to the base, small losses, nicks, scratches.

Weight: 1,503.4 g
Dimensions: Height 15.2 cm

The lion is well represented in Buddhist art of the Tang dynasty and onwards. Its roar was said to represent the dissemination of the Buddhist scriptures. In their role as guardian figures, lions can be found not only lining spirit roads which lead to imperial tombs, but also in pairs in tombs, such as the pair of small marble lions found guarding the front room of the underground hoard of Buddhist relics at the Famen Temple. This figure is stylistically similar to stone lions of Tang date that are also seated on a plinth, some with head turned, some with mouth open.

The Tang dynasty saw an unprecedented flowering of the arts, resulting from political and military stability and a general openness to foreign trade. Lions were among the most prized tributary items presented to the Tang court by emissaries from the western regions of India and Central Asia. After receiving a lion as tribute from Samarkand in 635, Emperor Taizong (598-649) is recorded to have commissioned a poem in its honour from the court poet Yu Shinan (558-638). Lions were also sent from Samarkand, Khotan and as far as the Arabian Peninsula.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 24 September 2020, lot 910
Price: USD 32,500 or approx. EUR 36,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small blackish stone figure of a seated lion, China, Tang dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar pose and rectangular plinth. Note the related size (16.6 cm). Note that this lot has been firmly dated to the tang dynasty.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 24 September 2020, lot 907
Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 42,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A limestone figure of a seated lion, Tang dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and similar stance and fierce expression. Note the larger size (21.5 cm). Note that this lot has been firmly dated to the tang dynasty.

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拍品估价:500 - 1,000 欧元 起拍价格:500 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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