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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A GREEN-GLAZED RED POTTERY FIGURE OF A DOG
CHINA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Details
A GREEN-GLAZED RED POTTERY FIGURE OF A DOG
CHINA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Shown standing foursquare with the head raised and the mouth open in a warning bark, wearing a cowrie shell-decorated collar and harness, the dark green glaze with extensive, silvery-gold iridescence
12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) long
CHINA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Shown standing foursquare with the head raised and the mouth open in a warning bark, wearing a cowrie shell-decorated collar and harness, the dark green glaze with extensive, silvery-gold iridescence
12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Donald J. Wineman, New York, 1987.
The Irving Collection, no. 785.
The Irving Collection, no. 785.