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PROPERTY FROM THE RUTH
AND RICHARD DICKES COLLECTION
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A PAIR OF SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY EARTH SPIRITS,
ZHENMUSHOU
Tang dynasty Provenance:
Each modeled seated on a pierced base, with cloven hooves and Collection of Ruth and Richard Dickes
open wings rising from the front of the shoulders, the sides of the Acquired in New York City, 22 July 1997
body covered in an amber glaze, the underbelly and legs with an ivory
glaze, the remainder splashed with ivory, amber and green; one with a The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of an Oxford
human face, the bulging eyes, broad nose and full lips framed by the Authentication Ltd Thermoluminescence test, sample no. C97f42, 8
elephant-like ears and a flame rising from a horn growing from the top August 1997
of the unglazed head, the other with a fierce beast’s head, surmounted
by two deer-like antlers flanking a flame, the mouth with fin-like
protrusions at the sides, open to reveal sharp fangs.
The taller 34in (86.36cm) high (2).
$15,000 - 25,000
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