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

Lot 161 Chinese Sancai and Painted Pottery Earth Spirit (Tang Dynasty) the face with painted details and the body with amber, green and straw glazed sancai palette height: 27 inches width: 8 inches

Lot 160 Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Earth Spirit (Tang Dynasty) the head and body covered in green, amber and straw patterned glaze height: 24 3/4 inches width: 7 1/2 inches Additional Information

Far East, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A magnificent guardian figure called a zhenmushou (grave-quelling beast) or earth spirit presenting a characteristic fantastical hybrid, creature-like

(2) Tang Era sancai-glazed pottery earth spirits, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD),including a figure with feline body in cream, ochre and green glazes, with unglazed head, horn and ears, mark to underside,1

A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EARTH SPIRIT, ZHENMUSHOU, TANG DYNASTY (618-907). The horned animal form figure seated facing forwards with flames issuing from the shoulders, with traces of red

possibly Tang dynasty, molded pottery [zhenmushou] earth spirit figure, painted in orange, white, and black pigment, 24 x 10-5/8 in. [Asian Ceramics] Note: With Thermoluminescence Dating Report f

China, Tang Dynasty, 618-907 CE. Earth Spirit figures or zhenmushou (grave-quelling beasts) are tomb figures created to represent fantastical animal guardians for the elite deceased. This tradition be

Finely molded figure of lion on a pierced rockwork base with hind leg raised to scratch. The body is glazed with the straw, green and amber glaze. A rare form of the motif seen in the Tang Dynasty. Di

A RARE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY JAR. TANG DYNASTY.

Lot 240 Pair of Chinese Straw Glazed Pottery Caparisoned Horses (Sui-Tang Dynasty) height (larger): 10 3/4 inches width (larger): 11 inches Provenance: From the Private Collection of Joseph Rondina

**Originally Listed At $5000** East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A magnificent guardian figure called a zhenmushou (grave-quelling beast) or earth spirit of a monumental scale, presen

12 straw glazed pottery, male and female attendants. 3 court ladies, 4 grooms, two maidservants, two attendants, and one Sogdian merchant. 6 decapitated and reset. Two with severely degraded glaze. Ap

East Asia, China, late Sui Dynasty to early Tang Dynasty, ca. late 6th to early 7th century CE A pair of ceramic figures, man and woman, with a pale green, smooth glaze over their pink-pigmented surfa

East Asia, China, late Sui Dynasty to early Tang Dynasty, ca. late 6th to early 7th century CE. A ceramic figure of a man dressed in a distinctive tunic with a curved hat, with a pale green, smooth gl

Lot 79 Chinese Straw Glazed Pottery Amphora with Dragon Handles (Tang Dynasty or later ) with the neck flanked by two dragon form handles and with glaze applied to the upper half of the vessel height

DESCRIPTION: Tang dynasty polychrome ceramic sculpture depicting a zhenmushou (tomb guardian beast or "earth spirit") fashioned as a fierce qilin featuring winged shoulders and forelegs, a flaming cre

A RARE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A RAM, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. Well potted as a recumbent ram in an alert position with the legs tucked in and the horned head looking straight ahead. The t

A STRAW AND AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE: TANG DYNASTY (618-907), the horse is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head tilted slightly to the left and ears pricked, the bod

DESCRIPTION: Antique straw glazed kundika water pouring vessel with yellow color and kiln marks on body. Possibly Tang Dynasty. CIRCA: Possibly 7th Century ORIGIN: China DIMENSIONS: H: 9.75" X W: 5.75

Song dynasty or style, molded pottery [zhenmushou] earth spirit figure holding a snake, 24-3/4 x 16 x 4-3/4 in. [Asian Ceramics] Note: Accompanied by thermoluminesce

Two Tang Potteries: Earth Spirit & WarriorTwo Chinese early Tang Dynasty painted pottery items: an earth spirit sitting up on its haunches with a moulded beast-like face; together with standing warrio

THREE CHINESE CERAMIC ITEMS. To include a figure of an Earth Spirit tomb guardian, probably Tang dynasty, with '1949-190-59' to interior of base; A Jizhou pottery vase, probably Song dynasty; Together

Pair of Chinese Pottery Warrior Figures, Late Sui/Early Tang Dynasty. Two straw glazed buff clay warrior figures in traditional costume with hooded helmets, beast and shoulder plates. Provenance: Prov

Two Chinese Tang Sancai Terracotta Earth Spirits - Two Earth Spirit (Zhenmushou) statues, terracotta pottery with Sancai glaze, matte unglazed heads. 15" h. Not a pair but both are representing the sa