Pair of Sancai-style Shishi Lions

Description:

Pair of Sancai-style ShishiLions, China, 20th century, sitting on their hind legs in mirror image, with its head turned to face front, one with an openwork ball under a foreleg and the other with her cu each mounted on a brown-glazed rectangular pedestal with two pierced triangular designs, an oval opening on base, ht. to 14 3/8 in.
Estimate $700-900

damaged ear to one with a cub, a chip to a pedestal of one with a ball.


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