CHINE - XIXème siècle
Statuette of a reclining lion, head turned to the left, head resting on its cub in cream jade.
Length : 5 cm.

Provenance : 
Joseph Buisson Collection, Engineer of the Mines of Saint Etienne, acquired during a study trip to China in the 1920s.

Joseph Buisson participated in a scientific expedition led by the State to survey the possibilities of concession and exploitation of deposits in China and Japan. In the 1930s, he then managed the coal mining concession in Zongouldak, Turkey.
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Lot no. 95

CHINE - XIXème siècle Statuette of a reclining lion, head turned to the left, head resting on its cub in cream jade. Length : 5 cm. Provenance : Joseph Buisson Collection, Engineer of the Mines of Saint Etienne, acquired during a study trip to China in the 1920s. Joseph Buisson participated in a scientific expedition led by the State to survey the possibilities of concession and exploitation of deposits in China and Japan. In the 1930s, he then managed the coal mining concession in Zongouldak, Turkey.

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CHINE - XIXème siècle Statuette of a reclining lion, head turned to the left, head resting on its cub in cream jade. Length : 5 cm. Provenance : Joseph Buisson Collection, Engineer of the Mines of Saint Etienne, acquired during a study trip to China in the 1920s. Joseph Buisson participated in a scientific expedition led by the State to survey the possibilities of concession and exploitation of deposits in China and Japan. In the 1930s, he then managed the coal mining concession in Zongouldak, Turkey.
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