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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FREDERICK A. AND SHARON L. KLINGENSTEIN THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTOR
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A PAIR OF STUCCO FIGURES OF MYTHICAL BEASTS A GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT DOG
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644) NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-535)
Each crouching figure is modeled with a snarling expression, long snout and The figure is shown reclining on a shaped plinth, with its head raised, ears folded
ridged backbone, with the details picked out in muted colors of yellow, red, down, mouth open, tongue hanging out, and its tail flicked casually to the side.
brown, green and grey. 5Ω in. (14. cm.) long
The larger, 16 in. (40.5 cm.) long (2)
$2,000-3,000
$2,000-3,000
PROVENANCE:
Nicholas Grindley, London.
FREDERICK A. 暨 SHARON L. KLINGENSTEIN 伉儷珍藏 International Asian Art Fair, New York, 1999.
元/明 彩繪泥塑瑞獸一對
For a similarly modeled example, see Bronze and Works of Art: The Collection of
Captain S.N. Ferris Luboshez, Sotheby's New York, 18 November 1982, lot 50.

美國私人珍藏
北魏 灰陶臥犬
來源:
Nicholas Grindley, 倫敦。
國際亞洲藝術博覽會，紐約，1999年。

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