A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BUDDHISTIC LIONS ON STANDS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each famille verte lion seated with its head turned and mouth open, the female modeled with a cub clambering up towards her chest, the male with a brocade ball articulated to spin under his paw, each atop a rectangular base with impressed fan-shaped reserves at the sides, painted with flowering lotus
12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BUDDHISTIC LIONS ON STANDS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each famille verte lion seated with its head turned and mouth open, the female modeled with a cub clambering up towards her chest, the male with a brocade ball articulated to spin under his paw, each atop a rectangular base with impressed fan-shaped reserves at the sides, painted with flowering lotus
12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high