A RARE CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN MODEL OF A LION DOG QIANLONG 1736-95 The mythical best depicted crouching with its head turned to sinister, it gazes with bulging eyes and its teeth bared, pierced with apertures to its flaring nostrils and open jaws, with gilt to its large ears, its fur and bushy tail finely detailed in brown and black enamel, 21.5cm. Cf. Christie's Paris, 13th June 2007, lot 22 for a Qianlong period cloisonné example described as a chimera from the collection of Juan Jose Amezaga.