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CHIMÈRE EN TERRE CUITE PEINTE Compare two similar painted pottery models of a chimera, dated as
Dynastie Han/dynastie des Jin occidentaux Western Jin dynasty, from the Robert Rousset collection, in in the
(206 av. J.-C. - 220 ap. J.-C/265-316 ap. J.-C) Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated by J-P.Desroches, Compagnons
d’éternité, Paris, 1996, p.101. See also a similar painted pottery model
A PAINTED GREY POTTERY OF A CHIMERA of a chimera, dated as Han dynasty, from the James W. and Marilynn
Han/Western Jin Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD/265-316 AD) Alsdorf collection, in the Art Institute of Chicago (acc.no.1971.820);
Finely modelled recumbent with a muscular body and well-defined and see also another similar example, dated as Western Han/Western
spine, its head tilted upwards and alert expression defined by bulging Jin dynasty, in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC
eyes and open fangs, fitted with a circular socket in the middle. (acc.no.S2012.9.3690).
23cm (9in) long.
漢/西晋 灰陶加彩瑞獸
€800 - 1,200
來源：
Provenance: 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

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