A pair of blanc de Chine Buddhist lion joss stick holders. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722)
A pair of blanc de Chine Buddhist lion joss stick holders. Dehua. Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Each with bell and tassel around its neck and a ribbon in its mouth attached to a brocade ball under its forepaw, seated on a tall rectangular plinth, the tubular holder at its rear. Chip. (2)
Height 32 cm
Literature
Compare a similar pair of male blanc de Chine lions in: P. J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London 1969, plate 93 (dated to around 1650 -1700)