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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS Purchased
Weisbrod Chinese Art ltd. New York, 8 April 1998
8134
A MAGNIFICENT SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of a
AN EARTH SPIRIT Thermoluminescence test by Oxford Authentication, sample no.
Tang dynasty C198r10, 6 July 1998.
The fierce composite beast composed of the horn and hooves
of a deer, the head and mane of a lion, crouching on a faux rock-
work base, its flame-shaped wings and fan-shaped mane superbly
embellished with a dense network of green, aubergine and chestnut
glazes setting off the small horned head with powerful gaping jaws
and supported by a lithe body and front legs glazed with cream and
chestnut markings.
33 3/4in (85.8cm) high
US$20,000 - 30,000
90 | BONHAMS
