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Figure; bronze cast; incense burner; figure depicts a foo lion pouncing on a ball of lattice work of leaves; three piece figure being the foo lion, the ball of lattice, and a small square cover that sits on the back hole of the foo lion; hole in the back of the foo lion is for placing incense to burn; the cover for the foo lion has two raised leaves for gripping; the foo lion is baring it's large teeth, it had gold eyes, a long mane, an erect penis, and is standing on its hindquarters with its front resting on the ball; the tail of the foo lion has broken away; the ball of lattice has leaves connected by vines that over lap each other, there are gaps between the vines and leaves that expose the hollow interior of the ball; there is a single open flower on the ball of lattice; the base of the ball is a circular rim resting point; the foo lion has a pin in its right paw which can slot through the holes in the lattice;

Part of the Applied Arts and Design collection. 

Credit Line: Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1934.316, M1448, 20762 

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