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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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