Lion fo, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th century, ceramic animal figurine of a lion fo with sea green glaze, sculpture, height 27 cm, A glazed ceramic statue of a mythical lion-like creature in a seated pose on a rectangular plinth, shown in profile facing left, with a stylized mane of carved waves and curls, a rounded snout, pronounced brow, curled tail, and detailed paws. The surface is a vibrant turquoise-blue glaze with areas of darker blue shading and small patches where the glaze is worn, revealing a pale underlying material. The background is a uniform light gray.
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Lion fo, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th century, ceramic animal figurine of a lion fo with sea green glaze, sculpture, height 27 cm, A glazed ceramic statue of a mythical lion-like creature in a seated pose on a rectangular plinth, shown in profile facing left, with a stylized mane of carved waves and curls, a rounded snout, pronounced brow, curled tail, and detailed paws. The surface is a vibrant turquoise-blue glaze with areas of darker blue shading and small patches where the glaze is worn, revealing a pale underlying material. The background is a uniform light gray.

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Lion fo Chinese Qing 1644–1911 17th century ceramic animal figurine lion fo sea green glaze sculpture height 27 cm glazed ceramic statue mythical lion- creature seated pose rectangular plinth shown profile facing left stylized mane carved waves curls rounded snout pronounced brow curled tail detailed paws surface vibrant turquoise-blue glaze areas darker blue shading small patches glaze worn revealing pale underlying material background uniform light gray.

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