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SESSION II
(LOTS 1131-1289)
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTOR Large mastifs, such as the present example, have been found in tombs
in Sichuan province. They are generally modeled in alert positions, either
•1131 seated or standing upright. For related examples see Akiyama Terukazu et
A MASSIVE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HUNTING al., Arts of China: Neolithic Cultures to the Tang Dynasty - Recent Discoveries,
MASTIFF Tokyo, 1968, nos. 304-307; Kaogu xuebao 1958:1, pp. 87-104, pl. IX; and
Kaogu 1988:3, p. 223, fg. 6:7; and Kaogu 1997:4, p. 69, pl. 5:3.
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The hound is shown seated on its haunches with a curly tail, the mouth open in The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.
a growl with fangs exposed and the ears pricked, and wearing a studded collar C198f77 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
around its neck with a lead attached through a loop at the back.
38 in. (96.5 cm.) high 漢 彩繪陶犬
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 16 September 1998, lot 329.
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