Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November 2019
13 octobre 2019
A rare small sancai-glazed pottery figure of a ram, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)
Lot 21. A rare small sancai-glazed pottery figure of a ram, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 7,470 - USD 9,960). Price realised GBP 7,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
The ram is modelled standing foursquare, facing forwards with its curled horns resting upon its back. It is covered with a mottled glaze of amber, green and buff tones.
Property from the Estate of Albert and Leonie van Daalen, Geneva, Switzerland.
Provenance: Collection of Umberto Draghi, Brussels, illustrated in Art Chinois: du Neolithique au Song, Collection Umberto Draghi, Catherine Noppe, Francoise Lauwaert et al, Musee royal de Mariemont, 1990, p117, fig.47.
With Spink & Son Ltd., London, prior to 1990.
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