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SONG DYNASTY
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A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURE OF AN EARTH SPIRIT
Song Dynasty
The well modeled figure seated on its haunches on a pierced cylindrical base, with a leonine-like head and a ferocious expression, the mouth open wide exposing it's fangs and tongue, the eyes bulging and framed by elephantine ears with two horns and flame rising above, two feathered wings spreading above the legs, splash-glazed in green, amber, green and cream
31½ in. (79.8 cm.) high
Song Dynasty
The well modeled figure seated on its haunches on a pierced cylindrical base, with a leonine-like head and a ferocious expression, the mouth open wide exposing it's fangs and tongue, the eyes bulging and framed by elephantine ears with two horns and flame rising above, two feathered wings spreading above the legs, splash-glazed in green, amber, green and cream
31½ in. (79.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 12 February 1997