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PROPERTY FROM THE YANGDETANG COLLECTION
TWO YUE CELADON MYTHICAL BEAST-FORM HOLDERS
WESTERN JIN DYNASTY (265-317)
Details
TWO YUE CELADON MYTHICAL BEAST-FORM HOLDERS
WESTERN JIN DYNASTY (265-317)
Each is modelled as a recumbent beast mounted by a columnar receptacle on the back, the face resembles a lion with large rounded eyes, a broad snout, sharp fangs and curly mane, the body detailed with carved fur markings, covered overall with a greyish-celadon glaze pooling at the recesses.
5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.), 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long, box
WESTERN JIN DYNASTY (265-317)
Each is modelled as a recumbent beast mounted by a columnar receptacle on the back, the face resembles a lion with large rounded eyes, a broad snout, sharp fangs and curly mane, the body detailed with carved fur markings, covered overall with a greyish-celadon glaze pooling at the recesses.
5 1/4 in. (13.5 cm.), 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Fred Lee Gallery Pte Ltd., Hong Kong, 20 March 1990
Yangdetang Collection
Yangdetang Collection