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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT
Lot 1528 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

Closed25 September 2020

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LION AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The lion and the elephant, the animal vehicles of the bodhisattvas Manjushri and Samantabhadra respectively, are each shown standing foursquare, with the head turned to one side, and with a saddle blanket draped over its back.
4 ¾ in. (11.8 cm.) long

Charlotte Horstmann and Gerald Godfrey, Hong Kong, 28 January 1985.