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8038
                                                                              A YAOZHOU CELADON GLAZED BOWL
                                                                              Northern Song Dynasty
                                                                              With a flared rim surrounding the deep
                                                                              curving well, the interior incised with waves
                                                                              and carved with a floral spray, the olive green
                                                                              glaze thinly applied on all surfaces except
                                                                              the foot pad, burnt a warm cinnamon brown,
                                                                              with a thin foot rim around a convex foot.
                                                                              5 3/8in (13.6cm) diameter

                                                                              $8,000 - 12,000
                                                                              北宋 耀州窰青釉刻花盌

                                                                              Provenance
                                                                              Eskenazi Ltd., London, December 2005
                                                                              Hans Popper Collection, San Francisco, CA
                                                                              Richard Bryant Hobart Collection,
                                                                              Cambridge, MA

                                                                              Exhibited
                                                                              Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA






                    8038 (two views)




                                                                              8039
                                                                              A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A
                                                                              HORSE AND RIDER WITH HOUND
                                                                              Tang Dynasty
                                                                              The horse standing four square on a
                                                                              rectangular base with head turned left, the
                                                                              sinewy body and bobbed tail evenly painted
                                                                              with carmine pigments setting off the black-
                                                                              painted saddle supporting a foreign rider
                                                                              holding a lively dog straining against the
                                                                              black-painted hogged mane.
                                                                              14in (35.5cm) high
                                                                              $8,000 - 12,000

                                                                              唐 彩繪騎馬俑

                                                                              Provenance
                                                                              J.J Lally & Co., New York, November 2004

                                                                              The distinctive snout on this dog almost
                                                                              certainly identifies it as a Saluki (Shanxi Xigou
                                                                              陝西細狗), a sight hunter prized for its speed
                                                                              and ability to catch rabbits. The Saluki came
                                                                              to China from Central Asia along the silk
                                                                              road at least as early as the 7th century as
                                                                              they appear on a tomb mural of the Tang
                                                                              prince Zhuanghuai in 685. Here the Saluki’s
                                                                              companion is also likely an immigrant from
                                                                              the West, given his Phrygian cap. The Tang
                                                                              aristocracy had an interest in the hunting
                                                                              styles of nomadic peoples from Central
                      8039                                                    Asia, and they would often gather to witness
                                                                              staged hunts.

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