LOT 1247  A Chinese Parcel Gilt Bronze Buddhist Lion Paperweight  

清 銅局部鎏金獅紙鎮 配木座 The gilt bronze paperweight is cast as a recumbent lion with head turning back. The m...

清 銅局部鎏金獅紙鎮 配木座 The gilt bronze paperweight is cast as a recumbent lion with head turning back. The mane and hair are detailed with tight curls. All supported on carved hardwood stand. Qing Dynasty period. Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Width: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm) Provenance: The Taylor Family Collection of Chinese Art, San Francisco. Acquired in the 1960s and 1970s from antique markets in California and Hong Kong, including Gump's in San Francisco and the antique shops at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong