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A CERAMIC BUDDHIST LION
China, late Ming dynasty
26 cm high
The ceramic with traces of an original silver leaf cover, the lion seated on a square section basement with the incised inscriptions大吉(daji, “great lucky”) e 大利 (dali, “great profit), the head turning right, the details of the composition finely moulded and incised.
Provenance: Mario Fantin Museum (Imola).
Mario Fantin (Bologna 1921-1980) was an explorer, mountaineer, photographer and writer, realizing 47 documentaries about his many expeditions, 33 outside Europe. During his travels Fantin amassed an important ethnographical collection and founded a museum in his home in Imola. When he passed away a part of the collection was given to the Ethnographical Museum in Rimini, the rest was auctioned.
China, late Ming dynasty
26 cm high
The ceramic with traces of an original silver leaf cover, the lion seated on a square section basement with the incised inscriptions大吉(daji, “great lucky”) e 大利 (dali, “great profit), the head turning right, the details of the composition finely moulded and incised.
Provenance: Mario Fantin Museum (Imola).
Mario Fantin (Bologna 1921-1980) was an explorer, mountaineer, photographer and writer, realizing 47 documentaries about his many expeditions, 33 outside Europe. During his travels Fantin amassed an important ethnographical collection and founded a museum in his home in Imola. When he passed away a part of the collection was given to the Ethnographical Museum in Rimini, the rest was auctioned.
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