AN EXTREMELY RARE IRON-SPOT DECORATED CELADON FIGURE OF A SEATED LION
SOUTHERN DYNASTIES-EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH-7TH CENTURY
AN EXTREMELY RARE IRON-SPOT DECORATED CELADON FIGURE OF A SEATED LION SOUTHERN DYNASTIES-EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH-7TH CENTURY The lion is seated on a rectangular plinth on its haunches, with front legs braced below the strong muscular chest, the powerful head with bulging eyes, fangs exposed and ears pricked. Each side of the plinth is incised with two stylised lotus blooms within rectangular borders and the top of the plinth is further incised with floral scrolls. It is decorated overall with spots of underglaze iron-brown and covered with a crackle-suffused glaze of greyish-olive tone falling irregularly onto the base. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) high, box
AN EXTREMELY RARE IRON-SPOT DECORATED CELADON FIGURE OF A SEATED LION
SOUTHERN DYNASTIES-EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH-7TH CENTURY
AN EXTREMELY RARE IRON-SPOT DECORATED CELADON FIGURE OF A SEATED LION SOUTHERN DYNASTIES-EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH-7TH CENTURY The lion is seated on a rectangular plinth on its haunches, with front legs braced below the strong muscular chest, the powerful head with bulging eyes, fangs exposed and ears pricked. Each side of the plinth is incised with two stylised lotus blooms within rectangular borders and the top of the plinth is further incised with floral scrolls. It is decorated overall with spots of underglaze iron-brown and covered with a crackle-suffused glaze of greyish-olive tone falling irregularly onto the base. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) high, box
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