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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF STANLEY HERZMAN
A Carved and Painted Grey Sandstone Figural Group of a Feline Family
SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
Details
A Carved and Painted Grey Sandstone Figural Group of a Feline Family
Song dynasty (960-1279)
The central cat-like figure seated on its haunches clenching a rat in its teeth while pinning another rat to the ground with its right paw, surrounded by six cubs in various playful poses and with expressively modeled faces, traces of pigment remaining on the figures
14 7/8in. (37.7cm.) high
Song dynasty (960-1279)
The central cat-like figure seated on its haunches clenching a rat in its teeth while pinning another rat to the ground with its right paw, surrounded by six cubs in various playful poses and with expressively modeled faces, traces of pigment remaining on the figures
14 7/8in. (37.7cm.) high
Literature
S. Little, The Herzman Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, pp. 24-5.
Exhibited
Realms of Faith, Kaikodo, New York, Spring 2000, no. 65.