A CHINESE BRONZE ‘LION DOG’ JOSS STICK HOLDER AND A RITUAL VESSEL, JUE.Song - Ming Dynasty.The joss stick holder cast in the form of the mythical beast with a vase mounted on its back, the jue of typical form with one handle, a tail and a spout, with a band of flower heads on a diaper ground to the body, 11cm H, 479g. (2)宋 - 明 銅佛獅形相差及爵The dating of the jue in this lot to the Song Dynasty is taken by a comparison to the floral motifs on a vases dated by inscription to 1241, and illustrated in Michael Goedhuis, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes AD 1100-1900, 1989, cat no 52.*For a full condition report, please contact the department.**请您联系我们索取品项报告。*