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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTIS
TWO PAINTED GREY POTTERY TILES
JIN-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY
Details
TWO PAINTED GREY POTTERY TILES
JIN-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY
Each is of a rectangular form, one decorated in high relief with a deer, its head turned as it is attacked by a gyrfalcon amidst dense foliage, the other similarly decorated with a monkey holding a peach sitting on top of a deer walking amidst foliage, with traces of original pigment throughout.
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
JIN-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY
Each is of a rectangular form, one decorated in high relief with a deer, its head turned as it is attacked by a gyrfalcon amidst dense foliage, the other similarly decorated with a monkey holding a peach sitting on top of a deer walking amidst foliage, with traces of original pigment throughout.
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Provenance
John R. Berwald, London, 1993.