Lot Essay
A mythical beast of this type with central socket and raised head is illustrated in Toji Daishi, New Heibonsha Series, no. 34, pl. 39
PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE ESTATE OF BLANCHETTE H ROCKEFELLER
A PAINTED GRAY POTTERY MYTHICAL ANIMAL STAND, SIX DYNASTIES, hollow-modelled as a recumbent beast curved around a central socket, the raised head with mouth open in a roar, blunt snout and a single knobbed horn, with a pair of wings extending back from the shoulders, extensive white slip remaining--9¼in. long
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A PAINTED GRAY POTTERY MYTHICAL ANIMAL STAND, SIX DYNASTIES, hollow-modelled as a recumbent beast curved around a central socket, the raised head with mouth open in a roar, blunt snout and a single knobbed horn, with a pair of wings extending back from the shoulders, extensive white slip remaining--9¼in. long