A pair of bronze Buddhist lion incense burners and covers, Qing dynasty, each naturalistically cast with large bushy tail, standing on its hind legs with raised forelegs resting on a detached brocade ball, the removable head forming the cover, turned to the side, with large eyes beneath heavy brows and mouth open to reveal the sharp teeth, 32 cm high. Provenance: Mr Cheong Fatt Tze (1840-1916), The Blue Mansion, Penang. Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above