Asian Art II - 16th May 2017
Lot 211
FOUR CHINESE POTTERY EARTH SPIRITS TANG DYNASTY 618-907 AD Seated on their haunches
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £550
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Description
FOUR CHINESE POTTERY EARTH SPIRITS
TANG DYNASTY 618-907 AD
Seated on their haunches, three with anthropomorphic faces, one with a single twisted horn, another with flames rising from his shoulders, the former with a single horn and small wings, the latter with a lion-like face and two long striped horns, all with features picked out with earth pigments, 37cm max. (4)
Together with a copy of Thermoluminescence Analysis Report from Ralf Kotalla no. 07270904, dated 29th September 2004 for the figure with the twisted horn.