Dynastie Tang (618-907)
A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EARTH SPIRIT
Tang Dynasty
Powerfully modelled seated on a shaped rocky plinth, its rear legs folded and its front legs resting on cloven hooves, supporting the sturdy upper body with its crested spine, a pair of elaborate wings set on the shoulders flanking a large head resting on a squat neck, the large mouth open and revealing fierce fangs, the tufted cheeks below a snub nose and large protuberant eyes beneath a pair of tall curled horns, covered overall with a lustrous green, straw and amber glaze.
72cm (28 3/8in) high.
Dynastie Tang (618-907)
A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EARTH SPIRIT
Tang Dynasty
Powerfully modelled seated on a shaped rocky plinth, its rear legs folded and its front legs resting on cloven hooves, supporting the sturdy upper body with its crested spine, a pair of elaborate wings set on the shoulders flanking a large head resting on a squat neck, the large mouth open and revealing fierce fangs, the tufted cheeks below a snub nose and large protuberant eyes beneath a pair of tall curled horns, covered overall with a lustrous green, straw and amber glaze.
72cm (28 3/8in) high.
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