A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL BUDDHIST LIONS
CIRCA 1900
Each enamelled in turquoise decorated with polychrome archaistic dragon scrolls and bird motifs, one with a paw placed protectively on its cub, the other on a brocade ball, each seated on a plinth with diaper-pattern cloth set diagonally
34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) high; 198 ¼ in. (49 cm.) wide; 26 ½ in. (67.5 cm.) deep
A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL BUDDHIST LIONS
CIRCA 1900
Each enamelled in turquoise decorated with polychrome archaistic dragon scrolls and bird motifs, one with a paw placed protectively on its cub, the other on a brocade ball, each seated on a plinth with diaper-pattern cloth set diagonally
34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) high; 198 ¼ in. (49 cm.) wide; 26 ½ in. (67.5 cm.) deep