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崇聖御寶 - 詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮 ·阿爾斯多夫珍藏
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A RARE GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE
OF A TORTOISE
CHINA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - AD 220)
Modeled with head raised, the carapace undecorated,
covered with a green glaze that has partially degraded to a
pale golden-green color
9º in. (23.5 cm.) wide
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Cathay Gallery, Chicago, 12 June 1989.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
One of the four spiritually endowed creatures, the
tortoise is rich with Chinese symbolism. Tortoise
carapaces were used for divination during the Shang
dynasty (circa 1600-1100 BC), and the first Chinese
pictographs were inscribed on tortoise carapaces and
895 animal bones.
漢 綠釉陶龜
來源:
Cathay Gallery，芝加哥，1989年6月13日。
詹姆斯及瑪麗蓮·阿爾斯多夫珍藏，芝加哥。
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