Lion fo, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th century, ceramic animal figurine lion/fo with sea green glaze, sculpture, height 27 cm., A sculptural figure of an animal-like creature seated on a stepped base, shown from behind and slightly to one side, with carved, flowing ridges and curled decorative fur details along its back, tail, and head; the piece is predominantly turquoise blue with areas of darker teal and patches where the surface is worn to a rough, beige-gray material; the base shares the same turquoise-blue glazing with some worn edges revealing the underlying beige-gray, and the object sits against a plain light gray background.
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Lion fo, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 17th century, ceramic animal figurine lion/fo with sea green glaze, sculpture, height 27 cm., A sculptural figure of an animal-like creature seated on a stepped base, shown from behind and slightly to one side, with carved, flowing ridges and curled decorative fur details along its back, tail, and head; the piece is predominantly turquoise blue with areas of darker teal and patches where the surface is worn to a rough, beige-gray material; the base shares the same turquoise-blue glazing with some worn edges revealing the underlying beige-gray, and the object sits against a plain light gray background.

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Lion fo Chinese Qing 1644–1911 17th century ceramic animal figurine lion fo sea green glaze sculpture height 27 cm sculptural figure animal- creature seated stepped base shown slightly side carved flowing ridges curled decorative fur details back tail head piece predominantly turquoise blue areas darker teal patches surface worn rough beige-gray material base shares turquoise-blue glazing worn edges revealing underlying beige-gray object sits plain light gray background.

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