Subasta Bidspirit | A GOLD ORNAMENT WITH A


A GOLD ORNAMENT WITH A DRAGON AND A BUDDHIST LION China, Ming dynasty Finely worked with repoussé and thin incisions, it depicts a dragon flying amidts clouds and flaming darts and, on the left, the head of a Buddhist lion. 13,5 x 6 cm Provenance: Italian private collection. It is most likely a piece that was originally part of a more complex ornament, perhaps covering sections of a fabric dress.