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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A SET OF THREE GLAZED POTTERY 漢 釉陶犬一組三只
FIGURES OF HOUNDS
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220) 來源
英國私人收藏，1980年代購於香港
The two realistically modelled adult hounds are depicted wrestling
with each other. Both animals are detailed with pricked ears, playful 可比較徐氏藝術館舊藏的兩只褐釉及綠釉陶犬，其載於《徐氏藝術館：
appearances and well-defined musculature that fully articulates 陶器（一）·新石器時代至遼代》，香港，1993 年，圖版 44 號。
the realistic movements of the animals. The other young hound is
standing foursquare with a curious appearance, detailed with pricked
ears and an upright tail. (3)
The largest: 8 ¿ in. (20.7 cm.) long, box
HK$150,000-200,000 US$20,000-26,000

PROVENANCE
An English private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the
1980s
Compare the current lot to a closely related set of two pottery wrestling
hounds also covered in amber and green glazes illustrated in The Tsui
Museum of Art – Chinese Ceramics I: Neolithic to Liao, Hong Kong,
1993, no. 44.

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