(Lion Sculpture From Hualien, Taiwan), (sculpture).

(Lion Sculpture From Hualien, Taiwan), (sculpture).

Unknown (Taiwanese), sculptor.

(Lion Sculpture From Hualien, Taiwan), (sculpture).

Sept. 1987. Dedicated 1988.

Lion: marble; Base: marble.

Lion: approx. 3 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft.

(On front of base, incised:) TO/BELLEVUE SISTER CITY, KING COUNTY/WASHINGTON U.S.A./DONATED BY/HUALIEN SISTER CITY. HUALIEN COUNTY/TAIWAN. R.O.C./SEPTEMBER 1987 unsigned

A stylized lion, dressed with a harness-like garment around its chest, sits on its haunches with its proper right paw upon an orb. A moveable orb is placed within the lion's open mouth. The lion is placed atop an inscribed base.

Ethnic -- Taiwanese

Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Bellevue

Administered by City of Bellevue, Bellevue Arts Commission, Department of Community Development, P. O. Box 90012, Bellevue, Washington 98009

Located Bellevue City Hall, 11511 Main Street, Bellevue, Washington

Donated by Bellevue's sister city, Hualien, Taiwan in September 1987. IAS files contain a copy of the Bellevue Arts Commission's "Art Map" brochure.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.

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