A pair of Chinese iron-red decorated 'Buddhist lion' vases A pair of Chinese iron-red decorated 'Buddhist lion' vases A pair of Chinese iron-red decorated 'Buddhist lion' vases A pair of Chinese iron-red decorated 'Buddhist lion' vases A pair of Chinese iron-red decorated 'Buddhist lion' vases

A pair of Chinese iron-red decorated 'Buddhist lion' vases

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Each vase is decorated with two openwork handles to the neck; the bodies are decorated in mirror image with iron-red Buddhist lion and cubs playing with a brocade ball. The reverses are decorated with a calligraphic inscription and signed 'Rong Chang zuo'. The bases with an apocryphal Guangxu stamped mark.