A gilded Buddhist bronze lioness (guardian lion) - Qing dynasty, 18th century, Cast in bronze, fire-gilt, marked and engraved. The exquisitely worked mythical creature sitting on her hind paws, her head covered with a thick mane of ten curls, the sturdy body also covered in fur, the face with a wild expression, her mouth wide open to reveal bared teeth, above which bulging eyes and bushy eyebrows, a bell and tassels hung on a ribbon tied around the broad chest, the left paw restraining her cub on the ground. The front legs and the back bearing a , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 18th, bronze, buddhist, cast, century, dynasty, gilded, guardian, lion-qing, lioness