A BROWN LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LION, TANG DYNASTY 唐代石獅China, 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 g Dimensions: Height 8.6 cmAuction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams Paris, 25 October 2022, lot 44Price: EUR 4,845Description: A stone fragment of a lion, Tang dynastyExpert remark: Compare 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。 來源：知名中國藝術私人收藏。 品相：大面積磨損、缺損、刻痕、輕微劃痕、少量結構裂縫、風化和侵蝕的跡象、結殼。 重量：598.6 克 尺寸：高8.6 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：巴黎邦瀚斯，2022年10月25日，lot 44 價格：EUR 4,845 描述：唐石獅 專家評論：比較非常相近的石色和面部表情。請注意此石獅缺失了大部分的身體。