A CHINESE CORAL 'LION DOGS' GROUP

LATE QING DYNASTY

The large mythical beast depicted seated on its haunches with bulging eyes and its mouth agape, playing with its young, with a third cub clambering on the large animal's back, all carved with flowing hair trailing from their manes down their bony spines to their long tails, 10cm.

Provenance: from a European private collection.