Lot Essay
Compare the example in the Royal Ontario Museum, T.T. Tsui Galleries of Art, Catalogue, fig.51.
(US$8,000-10,000)
(US$8,000-10,000)
Details
A RARE YUEYAO BEAR-SHAPED STAND
JIN/SOUTHERN DYNASTIES, 4TH-5TH CENTURY
Modelled as a squatting bear with its hind legs tucked up to flank its full belly, the head with a grinning expression to expose teeth and fangs, the belly and back incised with a chevron design (elbow and ear chip)
3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) high
JIN/SOUTHERN DYNASTIES, 4TH-5TH CENTURY
Modelled as a squatting bear with its hind legs tucked up to flank its full belly, the head with a grinning expression to expose teeth and fangs, the belly and back incised with a chevron design (elbow and ear chip)
3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) high
Literature
The Tsui Museum of Art, Chinese Ceramics, vol. I, pl. 58.