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LOT 2150
Chinese Stone Hitching Post
QING DYNASTY, 1644-1911 A.D.
28 3/4 in. (101 kg, 73 cm).
On a square-section base, carved in the round with undercuts, figural post of a human or theriomorphic guardian wrestling with a shishi palace guardian lion; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1970s.
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