Sale 2455
New York
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21 - 22 June 2011
Price realised
USD 1,750
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
THREE GREY POTTERY TILES WITH IMPRESSED DECORATION, EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (25-220) the first stamped with water birds, a striding tiger and an equestrian hunter; the second modeled as a door with applied taotie handle and stamped with figure and geometric patterns; the third stamped with figures, horses, and phoenix within a geometric pattern The first 44¾in. (114cm.) high x 20 3/8in. (51.8cm.) wide (3)
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Compare the very similar tile illustrated by Olov Jansé, Briques et Objets Céramiques Funéraires de l'Epoque des Han, C.T. Loo & Cie, Paris, 1936, pl. XX (3).
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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER COLLECTIONS ALL OBJECTS IN THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER COLLECTIONS WERE ACQUIRED PRIOR TO 1978. ADDITIONAL PROVENANCE, EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND IN THE LOTS' CONDITION REPORT
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