TANG DYNASTY

细节

A painted red pottery zodiac pottery figure
Tang Dynasty
Modelled as a figure with a rabbit's head with long ears and humane expression, standing on a base following the shape of the long robes, the hands concealed in the wide sleeves against the chest, traces of red and black pigment over white slip, some restorations
43.7 cm. high

注意事项

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

拍品专文

The rabbit, mao, is one out of a series of twelve zodiac animals of the calendrical year. In the 20th Century it corresponds to the years 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987 and 1999. For a similar example see Xina, Mil Anys d'Art I de Cultura, Barcelona, 23 April-24 June 1991, Catalogue, p. 232-233, pl. 65.
The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of the Oxford thermoluminescence test no. C100h60.