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13 janvier 2019

A large sancai-glazed pottery figure of an earth spirit, zhenmushou, Tang dynasty (618-907) 

A large sancai-glazed pottery figure of an earth spirit, zhenmushou, Tang dynasty (618-907) 

Lot 1285. A large sancai-glazed pottery figure of an earth spirit, zhenmushou, Tang dynasty (618-907); 41¾ in. (106 cm.) high.Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011

The human-faced beast with wavy horn fronting its firey mane, portrayed seated attentively on its haunches, supported on a pierced rockwork base, its chest and belly highlighted by a cream-colored stripe outlined in green, with wings with spiky green feathers rising from its shoulders beneath fins projecting from either side of its neck, the wings and back splashed with green and amber, the details on its unglazed head painted in red, black and orange on white slip.

ProvenanceChristie's, New York, 27 November 1991, lot 286A

Note: Guardian figures with ferocious or powerful aspects, such as is seen on the present lot, were buried in the entrances of tombs and served to protect the precinct of the dead from threatening evil spirits. A similar, though smaller (90.2 cm.) sancai-glazed figure of a zhenmushou was sold in these rooms, 16 October 2001, lot 356.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York, 24 March 2011

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