Lot Essay
The shape of this reliquary is based on that of stone coffins, such as the Northern Wei example illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan - jinyin yushi juan, Hong Kong, 1994, p. 309, no. 123.
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CHINA, SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD (AD 220-589)
Details
A VERY LARGE DARK GREY POTTERY MODEL OF A RELIQUARY
CHINA, SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD (AD 220-589)
The high, arched end relief-decorated with a door flanked by guardians, all framed by architectural elements below a monster mask, with two monster mask roundels applied to the sides above a dragon striding amidst clouds flanked by vertical rows of medallions repeated in three rows on the arched cover
27 ½ in. (89.8 cm.) long
CHINA, SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD (AD 220-589)
The high, arched end relief-decorated with a door flanked by guardians, all framed by architectural elements below a monster mask, with two monster mask roundels applied to the sides above a dragon striding amidst clouds flanked by vertical rows of medallions repeated in three rows on the arched cover
27 ½ in. (89.8 cm.) long
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1992.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Gemma Sudlow
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