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A pair of carved stone lions, 'shishi' (2) image 1

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A pair of carved stone lions, 'shishi'

Fairwater: The Collection of Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax AC OBE

22 September 2019, 13:00 AEST

Sydney, Woollahra

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A pair of carved stone lions, 'shishi'

architectural ornaments which originated in Chinese Buddhism. This pair once in the sitting room of Fairwater 46cm wide x 16cm deep x 41.5cm high (2).

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