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A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EARTH SPIRIT,
ZHENMUSHOU
Tang dynasty
Modeled with a pugnacious humanoid face flanked by large ears Provenance
beneath hair arranged in a tall spiral, with a knobbed protrusion Dragon Treasures Antique, 8 August 2005
growing from the forehead, portrayed seated with front hoofs firmly
planted on a rocky base, with feathered wings rising from the Note: The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd test sample no.
muscular shoulders and backed by wavy tongues of flame rising from C106g18 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
the side, the powerful chest adorned with a collar and painted with
foliate scrolls, the back with a serrated fin above a broad curved tail. A similar figure that was part of a pair was sold at Christie’s, New
23in (58.5cm) high York, 20 April 2018, lot 8.
$5,000 - 7,000
唐 陶加彩鎭墓獸

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