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清康熙 素三彩太獅坐像一對14 in. (35 cm.) high
Elizabeth Gibson Holahan (1903-2002) Collection, New York.
The present pair of Buddhist lions graced the home of the celebrated society lady Elizabeth Gibson Holahan (1903-2002). She was a strong supporter of the preservation of buildings and artifacts, serving as the president of The Landmark Society of Western New York (1952-1961), and later as president of The Rochester Historical Society (1977-2000). From 1942 until her death in 2002, her home was the Oliver Culver House, the oldest residential structure in Rochester, New York. This historic house was built in 1816, and a pair of Buddhist lions, probably the present pair, can be seen on the mantelpiece in a photograph illustrated in the magazine American Tradition, published in 1978. A similar pair of Buddhist lions, but with a geometric design on the pedestals, is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and is illustrated by C. J. A. J?rg, Famille Verte: Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, Lier, 2011, p. 124, no. 113. Another pair is illustrated by E. J. Sullivan (ed.), The Taft Museum: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 1995, p. 623, reference 1948.1.