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A RARE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY EARTH SPIRIT, ZHENMUSHOU, TANG DYNASTY

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A RARE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY EARTH SPIRIT, ZHENMUSHOU, TANG DYNASTY

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A RARE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY EARTH SPIRIT, ZHENMUSHOU, TANG DYNASTY

China, 618-906. Boldly modeled, the anthropomorphic guardian with a human head, the face with a stern expression, finely delineated features such as flared nostrils and bow-shaped lips, and painted details including a beard and mustache. The beast seated on its haunches with hooved feet on a short half-oblong base, the back with a spiked spine, covered overall in a thick amber-colored glaze.

Provenance: From an old French private estate.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, remnants of pigment, manufacturing flaws, small cracks and losses, old fills and repairs, minute chips to the base.

Weight: 2,035 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 28.3 cm (excl. stand) and 30.2 cm (incl. stand)

With an old fitted hardwood base. (2)

Literature comparison:
Compare a related pottery earth spirit or tomb guardian beast with hooved feet and human head, 27.9 cm high, dated to the Tang Dynasty, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 13.220.77a-c. Compare a related anthropomorphic earth spirit, dated to the Tang dynasty, in the British Museum, accession number 1912,1231.33.

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A RARE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY EARTH SPIRIT, ZHENMUSHOU, TANG DYNASTY

Name: A RARE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY EARTH SPIRIT, ZHENMUSHOU, TANG DYNASTY
SKU: 173573193
Price: 700 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €400 - €800

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