A BROWN LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LION, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-906. The muscular animal shown seated, the head turned slightly to the side and the face carved with an intense expression created by the bulging eyes, the mouth open in a menacing snarl, and the mane falling in layers along his neck. The stone of a dark-brown color with rust-brown veins, dark specks, and creamy white inclusions.Provenance: From a noted private collection of Chinese art.Condition: Extensive wear, losses, nicks, light surface scratches, few structural cracks, signs of weathering and erosion, and encrustations.Weight: 598.6 gDimensions: Height 8.6 cmAuction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Paris, 25 October 2022, lot 44Price:EUR4,845Description: A stone fragment of a lion, Tang dynastyExpert remark:pare the closely related color of the stone, and facial expression. Note that this lion has lost most of its body, as opposed to the present lot.唐代石獅中國，618-906年。坐獅身形矯健，頭微微偏向一側，大眼圓睜，嘴巴張開似乎發出咆哮，鬃毛在脖子上層層疊疊。深褐色的石頭，帶有銹褐色的紋理、深色斑點。