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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A RARE SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY CAT-FORM WATERDROPPER
LIAO DYNASTY (907-1125)
Details
A RARE SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY CAT-FORM WATERDROPPER
LIAO DYNASTY (907-1125)
Hollow-molded as a recumbent cat with pricked ears and an aperture in the mouth, with a collar tied around the neck with long green-glazed ribbons that trail below the small aperture and loop handle in the center of the back, all in amber, green and cream glaze
4¼ in. (10.9 cm.) long
LIAO DYNASTY (907-1125)
Hollow-molded as a recumbent cat with pricked ears and an aperture in the mouth, with a collar tied around the neck with long green-glazed ribbons that trail below the small aperture and loop handle in the center of the back, all in amber, green and cream glaze
4¼ in. (10.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 4 June 1986, lot 28.