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TWO CELADON GLAZED BOWLS A GROUP OF HAN STYLE POTTERY ANIMALS
Yuan dynasty Including four horse heads, one standing horse and two recumbent
Each thickly molded with a flared rim to the deep well and a band of rams (chips, repairs and losses to some).
overlapping lotus petals on the exterior walls, the gray-green glaze 11 7/8in (30cm) length of standing horse
of Longquan type covering all surfaces except the foot pad and 12 1/4in (31cm) length of rams
recessed base (chips, glaze degraded).
7 3/4 and 8in (19.5 and 20.2cm) diameter US$500 - 700

US$2,000 - 3,000 9308
A PAINTED POTTERY TOMB FIGURE
9305 Tang dynasty
A LONGQUAN CELADON LOTUS BOWL Dressed in the garb of an official with a peaked bonnet and elegant
12th/13th century turned-up toes to his slippers visible below the hem of his layered
Molded with a deep curving well and a band of lotus petals in subtle garments as he stands with his hands joined to the front of his chest,
raised relief rising from the tall foot up the exterior walls, the limpid the surfaces showing remains of pigment and gesso (extensively
gray-green glaze covering all surfaces except the foot pad (glaze repaired).
degraded). 26in (66cm) high
8 1/4in (21.2cm) diameter
US$1,000 - 1,500
US$2,000 - 3,000
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PROPERTY FROM THE MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAMEL
TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM FUNDS Tang dynasty (618-907)
The proud-looking camel standing four-square on a rectangular base
9306 with its head turned upward, the back with two realistically rendered
A LARGE SANCAI GLAZED GUARDIAN FIGURE humps; traces of pigment (repairs).
Tang dynasty 18 1/2in (47cm) high
Standing with his raised right hand clenched to hold a now vanished
weapon and his left hand raised to ward off intruders, reinforced by US$6,000 - 10,000
a fearsome visage to his unglazed head while his armor and trailing
garments, boots and pierced rockery base are splashed or brushed Purchased
with green, amber and straw colored glazes. China House of Arts, New York, 15 December 1986
40 3/4in (103.5cm) high

US$15,000 - 25,000

Burial figures of such large size were manufactured for tombs
belonging to the upper echelons of High Tang society. First
discovered in the opening years of the 20th century, these figures
have continued to be excavated in recent years. See, for example
the sancai glazed pottery warrior figure unearthed in the eastern
suburbs of Xi’an in 1984 (published in The Gems of Cultural Relics
Compiled by the Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Shaanxi lu you chu
ban she, 1992, p. 94, 86.7cm high); and a civil official in sancai glaze
excavated from Guanlin in the city of Loyang, Henan (published in the
exhibition, Imperial Tombs of China, Memphis, 1995, p. 113, 107cm
high).

A sancai glazed guardian figure from the Springfield Museums,
Springfield Massachusetts, virtually identical to this lot, was sold
in Christies, New York, sale 2689, 21-22 March 2013, lot 1162
(42in/106.7cm high). See also the sancai glazed standing dignitary of
equally impressive size sold in Bonhams, San Francisco, sale 20982,
24 June 2013, lot 1172 (47 1/2in/120.5cm high).

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