A MODEL OF A PIGSTY Han dynasty 32.0cm H x 43.0cm W x 31.0cm D approx. (4). Footnotes: Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Hong Kong circa 2000 Larry Lucas, Sydney Private collection, Sydney 漢 陶溷 傳承： 悉尼私人收藏，約2000年前後購於香港 悉尼 Larry Lucas 悉尼私人收藏 Compare with a closely related Han dynasty model of a pigsty, see Minneapolis Institute of Art, acc.no.95.118.1a-l. The archaic Chinese character for 'toilet', 溷 (hun), is pictographic in origin, depicting a pig housed beside flowing water. This reflects the longstanding practice of combining pigsties with latrines, an arrangement that could still be observed in parts of rural China even today. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing