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A RARE PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF
A WILD DUCK AND A PAINTED POTTERY
MODEL OF A FOX
Han Dynasty
The duck realistically modelled and painted
in tones of cream and pinkish brown with
the plumage delineated in fine black lines;
together with a painted grey pottery model of
a recumbent fox, lying curled around to the
right, the head raised with alert expression,
the body covered in an ochre pigment, the
facial details picked out in white and orange.
16.5cm and 19cm. long. (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000
HK$29,000 - 48,000

Provenance - The fox, Artcade Gallery,
Brussels, 11 October 2001 (invoice).
Oxford thermoluminescence test number
C198k95 (28 April 1998) is consistent with the
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The duck, Priestley & Ferraro, 21 January
2004 (invoice), label.
Oxford thermoluminescence test number
C104b94 (3 February 2004) is consistent with
the dating of this lot.

Compare with a pair of lacquered pottery
ducks in the Metropolitan Museum, New York,
accession no. 2015.500.7.8a,b.

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A RARE LARGE GREY POTTERY MODEL
OF A WOLF
Han Dynasty
Standing four square, the head slightly
lowered and facing forwards with
concentrated expression, with a thick,
bushy tail.
37cm (14.1/2in) long.
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$9,700 - 15,000

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