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A RARE POTTERY ‘GEESE’ SEAL PASTE BOX 16
AND COVER
Song Dynasty
Delicately modelled as pair of recumbent geese with
sinuous neck, head turned backward and wings
tightly tucked on either side of their elegant body,
finely framed by detailed plumes, the base incised
with an archaistic inscription.
4cm (1 1/2in) wide

£3,000 - 5,000
HK$33,000 - 55,000 CNY28,000 - 46,000

宋 陶胎鴛鴦式小印盒

Provenance: Rolf, Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963),
Honorary Keeper of the Far Eastern Collections at
the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
The Cunliffe Collection, no.JA93, and thence by
descent

Exhibited and Published:
Oriental Ceramic Society, The Arts of the Sung
Dynasty, London, 16 June - 23 July 1960, no.251

來源： 劍橋菲茨威廉博物館東方藝術部名譽主
任，Rolf Cunliffe勳爵 (1899-1963)
Cunliffe收藏，藏品編號JA93，並由後人保存迄今

展覽及出版：
1960年6月16日至7月23日於倫敦東方陶瓷學會
「The Arts of the Sung Dynasty(宋代藝術)」特展展
出，展品251號

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A BLACK STONE FIGURE OF A LION
Tang Dynasty
Boldly carved sitting on its hind legs, its forepaws
supporting the strong body, the ferocious expression
defined by an open mouth with bared fangs and
lolling tongue, the mane arranged in curls.
19cm (7 1/2in) high

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$22,000 - 33,000 CNY18,000 - 28,000

唐 石雕瑞獅坐像

Provenance: Rolf, Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963),
Honorary Keeper of the Far Eastern Collections at
the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Acquired from Galinsky by Bluett & Sons Ltd.,
London, 3 July 1958
Acquired from Bluett & Sons Ltd., London,
9 July 1958
The Cunliffe Collection, no.NN2,
and thence by descent

來源： 劍橋菲茨威廉博物館東方藝術部名譽主
任，Rolf Cunliffe勳爵 (1899-1963)
於1958年7月9日購自倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.
Cunliffe收藏，藏品編號NN2，並由後人保存迄今

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