Qing Dynasty, Shanxi province.Height: 17 cm. eachWidth: 11 cm. each- Provenance: Dutch private collection acquired in 1980s-1990s on Amsterdam art market.Modeled as Buddhistic lions seated in mirror image on a rectangular plinth, the heads forward with jaws agape, the joss-stockholders supported on their backs, glazed in amber and turquoise. Small piece missing from the upper side of the stockholders.