A pair of massive bronze seated lion dogs
Republic Period
Each curly-maned creature cast in a half-recumbent pose upon an elaborate rectangular plinth with brocade fabric covering its double lotus-band waist and edging of wanzi bands, the female holding a playful pup beneath her left front paw while the male rests his right paw upon a diaper-faceted sphere.
40 3/4 x 28 x 16 1/4in (103.5 x 71 x 41cm)