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Decorative arts
About this Item
A pair of Chinese stoneware I-shing figures of fu lions, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
each modelled seated on its haunches, with turned head and mouth agape, with incised body, the mane, eyebrows, tail and claws highlighted with white slip glaze decoration, with presentation case, restorations and repair, the taller 19,7cm high
Provenance
Purchased from Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey Ltd, Ocean Terminal and Harbour City, Kowloon, 10 April 1984.