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TWO PAINTED POTTERY FUNERARY A PAINTED POTTERY FUNERARY TWO PUBLICATIONS ON CHINESE
MODELS MODEL OF A CAPARISONED HORSE PAINTING
Northern Wei dynasty Northern Wei dynasty The first entitled Lang Shining Hua Ji, Beijing:
The first an ox with its four legs resting on Its thick neck curving downward as it stands Gugong bowuyuan Guwuguan, Minguo 20-24
a rectangular plinth the harness across its with its four legs at rest on a rectangular (1931-1935), 5 volumes, each of blue cloth
broad head highlighted in carmine pigment; plinth, the detailed equipage including tassels, covered cardboard, holding black and white
the second a donkey, also posed with its four bell and raised bosses showing traces of illustrations; the second by Osvald Sirén,
legs attached to a rectangular plinth, the pair carmine pigment, the stirrups delicately entitled Les Peintures chinoises dans les
of tubular saddle bags thrown across the modeled atop the mud flaps flaring outward collections américaines Paris et Bruxelles:
saddle anchored with straps and the donkey’s from the saddle (repaired). G. Van Oest, 1927/1928 (Annales du Musée
head bound with a similar strap harness, both 12in (30.5cm) high Guimet. Bibliothèque d’art. Nouvelle série, II),
picked out in carmine pigment (both with $5,000 - 7,000 5 volumes in folio form: vol. 1 - Introduction
evidence of repair). and plates 1-40 ; vol. 2 - plates 41-80; vol. 3
9 and 10in (23 and 25.5cm) long The result of Oxford Authentication, Ltd., - plates 81-120; vol. 4 - plates 121-160; vol.
$3,000 - 5,000 Thermoluminescence Test Sample No: 5 - plates 161-200 (wear, losses to paper folio
C200d48, dated 28 November 2000, is covers, toning).
The results of Oxford Authentication, Ltd., consistent with the dating of this lot. $1,200 - 1,800
Thermoluminescence Test Sample Nos:
C200e65 (Ox) and C200e66 (Donkey), dated 3009A PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER
28 November 2000, are consistent with the THREE FRAMED RUBBINGS OF TANG
dating of this lot. CALLIGRAPHY 3012
Each ink on paper, mounted, framed and ALBERT GRÜNWEDEL
3007 glazed, including one rubbing of an epitaph Alt-Kutscha
A PAINTED POTTERY FUNERARY attributed to Zhang Xu (c. 658-747), the Alt-Kutscha : archäologische und
MODEL OF A CAMEL second of Buddhist text and a listing of objects religionsgeschichtliche Forschungen an
Northern Wei dynasty donated to the Xingshan Temple in Xi’an, and Tempera-Gemälden aus Buddhistischen
Posed standing with it mouth opened, head the third of a map of the Tang dynasty palace Höhlen der esten acht Jahrhunderte nach
up and four legs resting on a rectangular complex Xingqinggong in Xi’an. Christi Geburt, Berlin: Otto Elsener, 1920;
plinth, the space between its humps filled with 24 3/4 x 42 5/8in (62.8 x 108.3cm) the in folio form with original pictorial cloth
two hampers filled with piglets and transverse largest, sight binding, the text volume, 117 pages plus
packing boards, the surfaces showing traces $1,000 - 1,500 index and numbered 247 from a limited
of carmine pigments (repaired). edition of 400; with 49 loose color plates
10 1/4in (26cm) long 3010 (wear, small losses to cloth binding, wear to
$3,000 - 5,000 TWO ALBUMS OF CALLIGRAPHIC cover of text, some toning).
RUBBINGS $1,000 - 1,500
The result of Oxford Authentication, Ltd., Two accordion-fold albums, each ink on
Thermoluminescence Test Sample No: paper, of rubbings from stone carvings, one
C200e67, dated 28 November 2000, is of the Shimen song (Song of Shimen), the
consistent with the dating of this lot. carving dating to the year 148, the other of the
Wutaiming xu (Preface to the Wutai Inscription),
3008 the carving dating to the year 767.
A SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY HORSE 14 x 8 1/4in (35.5 x 21cm) each album
Tang Dynasty $1,000 - 1,500
Portrayed standing at rest with its four legs
attached to a rectangular base and its head
facing slightly to the left; its full mane and
well-proportioned body, saddle, blanket
and elaborately adorned caparison all
glazed in hues of amber, green, yellow and
blue (repaired).
19 1/2in (49.5cm) high
$8,000 - 12,000
The result of Peking University
thermoluminescence test (PKL0106) dated
April, 2001 is consistent with the dating of
this lot.
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