A BRONZE 'BUDDHIST LION' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 17th century (2)A BRONZE 'BUDDHIST LION' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER17th centuryWell cast as a playful lion rising up on its hind legs, its front paws clutching a ball issuing a ribbon reaching to the creature's left foot, the cover formed as the head with mouth agape, large bulbous eyes beneath bushy brows, ruyi-snout and curly mane, a knobbly spine extending down the back with further curls of hair, leading to a large bushy tail, the body with well defined ribs. 20.5cm (8in) high. (2).Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 銅獅戲繡球香爐帶蓋See a related pair of bronze seated Buddhist lions, 16th/17th century, illustrated by Sydney L.Moss, Ltd., The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, Hong Kong, 1991, no.14.Compare with a related large bronze 'lion' incense burner, 17th century, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 11 May 2016, lot 88.