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A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF EARTH SPIRITS,
ZHENMU SHOU
Tang dynasty
Each supported on a rockery base, one figure with a round bearded Provenance
human face with fierce expression beneath spiraled hair dressed in a A Private New York Collection
point fronted by a single horn flanked by large ears, the broad chest Dragon Treasures Antique Ltd., 2005
painted with floral patterns, seated on its haunches, the limbs ending
in hooves; the other figure with a menacing beast-like face beneath a Note: the result of Oxford authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence
pair of antlers and large ears flanking a single horn and flaming mane, test sample no. C106g10 is consistent with the dating of the second
the shoulders painted with leopard spots, the right paw raised, the figure in this lot.
left clutching the head of a serpent, seated with one leg outstretched,
each paw with three claws. A similar pair of figures is illustrated in The Silk Road - Treasures of
23 1/2in (59.6cm) high, the larger Tang China, Singapore, 1991, p. 93, and a related pair was sold at
Christie’s, New York, 24 March 2004, lot 135.
$5,000 - 7,000
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