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A BROWN LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LION, TANG DYNASTY
唐代石獅
LOT 60 - AK0623
China, 618-906. The muscular animal shown seated, the head turned slightly to the side and the face carved with an intense expression created by the bulging eyes, the mouth open in a menacing snarl, and the mane falling in layers along his neck. The stone of a dark-brown color with rust-brown veins, dark specks, and creamy white inclusions.
Provenance: From a noted private collection of Chinese art.
Condition: Extensive wear, losses, nicks, light surface scratches, few structural cracks, signs of weathering and erosion, and encrustations.
Weight: 598.6 g
Dimensions: Height 8.6 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 25 October 2022, lot 44
Price: EUR 4,845
Description: A stone fragment of a lion, Tang dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related color of the stone, and facial expression. Note that this lion has lost most of its body, as opposed to the present lot.
唐代石獅
中國，618-906年。坐獅身形矯健，頭微微偏向一側，大眼圓睜，嘴巴張開似乎發出咆哮，鬃毛在脖子上層層疊疊。深褐色的石頭，帶有銹褐色的紋理、深色斑點。
來源：知名中國藝術私人收藏。
品相：大面積磨損、缺損、刻痕、輕微劃痕、少量結構裂縫、風化和侵蝕的跡象、結殼。
重量：598.6 克
尺寸：高8.6 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎邦瀚斯，2022年10月25日，lot 44
價格：EUR 4,845
描述：唐石獅
專家評論：比較非常相近的石色和面部表情。請注意此石獅缺失了大部分的身體。
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