Chinese-style bronze lion statue 清代風格漆金銅獅

Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials, were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits. The lions are usually depicted in pairs. When used as statuary the pair would consist of a male leaning his paw upon an embroidered ball (in imperial contexts, representing supremacy over the world) and a female restraining a playful cub that is on its back (representing nurture) Reality Capture Photogrammetry from 177 photo 通常公獅足踏繡球，有圓滿結彩之意；母獅則足下雕刻幼獅一隻，顯溫柔情深。公母石獅共衛廳堂，除顯雄壯之勢，亦現祥和之象。 此對鎏金銅獅威猛霸氣，雙目炯炯有神，毛髮刻畫生動，極具氣勢，工藝精湛，製作考究，一雌一雄，為私人收藏家所有。