Details
The recumbent lion is carved with its head turned to the side and the face detailed with bulging eyes and teeth bared. A cub is clambering cheerfully on its side. The top of the lion's head is flat to form the base of the cup, and the underside is hollowed and lined with metal to serve as the receptacle.
5 516 in. (13.5 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, lot 3132
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