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Flying Lion #987200

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Flying Lion #987200
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The item is an elaborate flying lion carved with limestone in China.Flying lion is a imaginative sacred beast in chinese mythology.This stone sculpture's carving is quite advanced.Containing older design elements.It was clearly carved by a very skilled carver.A fine acquisition for an advanced collector of Asian Art,or simply a stunning artistic enhancement for a fine home. Stone carving about Buddhism in China has a long history since Buddhism reached China first through the Silk Road that had started as a great trading route in the mid of the Former Han period.Stone carving art of Budda reached respectively into its tops at the North Wei and Tang Dynasty.The famous four great caves were to be carven during the times via the efforts of many people.
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<tr><td>Condition:Good </td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Old</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:23</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:9.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:26.3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:470</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Flying Lion</td></tr>



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