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A VeRy lARge sANcAI-glAZed PAIR
OF buddhIsT lIONs, QINg dyNAsTy

China, 18th century. Cast seated on separate openwork bases and
entirely covered in lustrous emerald-green, aubergine and amber-
yellow glaze. The fierce lions with deeply incised curly manes, a
prominent urna on their foreheads, one holding his paw above a
brocade ball and the other above a cub. Note the fine detail to their
belts with suspended bells and central lion mask. (4)

Provenance: According to the present owner, this pair of Sancai
Lions was acquired by his great-great-grandfather, a member of the
Von Goretzki family, in the early 1800s to guard the entrance of the
family castle in Poland. The translated provenance statement reads
as follows: “My father’s grandmother told us children that the Sancai
Lions – she would call them ‘foo dogs’ – have been in the Goretzki
family’s possession for a long time. The Goretzki are an old noble
family from Silesia. The ‘foo dogs’ could be seen in the background of a
painting of my grandfather’s grandfather. This great-great-grandfather
held the title of a count and was a cavalry
captain in the regiment of Christian Ludwig
Schimmelpfennig von der Oye (1738-1812) 一對大型三彩佛獅，清代
around 1800. Unfortunately, almost all 中國，十八世紀。卷眉，大眼隆鼻，獅口微張，脖戴套環，上有鈴鐺，神態威風凜
pictures and paintings were lost as we fled 凜，不怒自威，極其傳神，坐於方形高台之上。一只獅子举着爪子擱在缎球上，另一
只獅子爪子按着幼崽。台座上沿有捲草紋，上下兩層有蓮瓣紋，胎體厚重。
from the red Army in 1945. My grandfather
was shot to death and my grandmother, 來源：据目前的藏家所説，這對三彩獅子是他的來自Von Goretzki家族的曾曾祖父
on the run with the servants and maids, 收藏。他曾在1800年代初期保衛波蘭家庭城堡的入口。經翻譯的來源聲明如下：“
was able to take only few valuable items, 我父親的祖母告訴我們這些孩子，三彩獅子（她稱它們為“傻瓜狗”）已經存在於
such as the silverware and a few paintings Goretzki家族很長一段時間了。 Goretzki家族是來自西里西亞的古老貴族家族。在我
曾曾祖父的畫中，可以看到“傻瓜狗們”。這位曾曾祖父擁有伯爵頭銜，並在1800年
and art objects, including the ‘foo dogs’ Family fleeing the red 左右成為Ludwig Schimmelpfennig von der Oye (1738-1812) 團的騎兵隊長。不
which my father and subsequently I would Army on a rack wagon, 幸的是，1945年當我們逃離紅軍時，幾乎所有的照片和繪畫都丟失了。我的祖父被槍
east Prussia, winter 1945
inherit.” 殺致死，祖母與僕人和女傭一起逃亡，只能拿走一些貴重物品，例如銀器，一些繪畫
condition: Superb condition with no restoration whatsoever. Minor 和藝術品，其中包括“傻瓜狗們”，後來我父親和我繼承了他們。”
hairlines here and there as well as chips and small losses. Some 品相：極好的狀態，無任何修復。局部細小髮絲裂縫以及小缺損。有一些風化和很少
的鈣化。總體而言之，我們認為這些是迄今為止市場上保存最完好的三彩獅子。
weathering and little calcification. Overall this author would argue that 重量：一對78 公斤
these are by far the best preserved ever to appear on the market. 尺寸：各高101 厘米
Weight: 78 kg (the pair) estimate euR 10.000,-
Dimensions: Height 101 cm each Starting price EUr 5.000,-

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