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A GRAY POTTERY FIGURE OF A
BUFFALO
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY

modeled standing foursquare, the head detailed
with curved horns, bulging eyes and ared
nostrils, the inside hollowed
Length 8⅛ in., 20.5 cm

$ 300-500

⊿櫷ġġġ䀘昞䈃

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TWO PAINTED GRAY POTTERY
FIGURES OF AN OFFICIAL
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY

each depicted as the slender gure standing with
hands clasped within the wide and loose sleeves,
wearing a long layered robe and o cial hat,
traces of pigment, xed to wood stand (2)
Height of taller 12⅛ in., 30.8 cm

See catalogue note at .

$ 1,000-1,500

⊿櫷ġġġ䀘昞≈⼑㔯⭀䩳όℑẞ

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A WHITE-GLAZED JAR AND COVER
SONG DYNASTY

the globular body rising from a tapered foot
to a short neck, the cover with a waisted
hemispherical knop, covered overall save for the
base with a translucent ivory-tinged glaze pooling
in characteristic tear-drops down the exterior (2)
Height 4¾ in., 12.1 cm

PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, 12th June 1984, lot 209.

$ 3,000-5,000

⬳ġġġ䘥慱味仸

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