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A SICHUAN POTTERY FIGURE OF A MALE GUARDIAN DOG, HAN DYNASTY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A SICHUAN POTTERY FIGURE OF A MALE GUARDIAN DOG, HAN DYNASTY

China, 206 BC to 220 AD. Well modeled as a mastiff seated on its haunches, wearing a leather collar and harness, its head raised as the animal looks straight ahead with alert expression, finely detailed with large eyes, pricked ears, and a prominent snout, the skin folds naturalistically rendered.

The figure is hollow molded in two sections, with the head and body made separately.

Provenance: French trade.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear, tiny losses, minor chips, encrustations, and structural cracks. Repairs and touchups as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations.

Weight: 5,113 g
Dimensions: Height 46 cm

In the late Shang dynasty (16th–11th century BC), dogs were buried in royal tombs as sacrificial animals. Thousand years later, by the Han dynasty, actual dogs had long since been replaced by clay replicas. Placed at the entrance to underground tombs, they served to guard the deceased and the tomb furnishings. Many different breeds and regional preferences can be recognized among the Han-period tomb figurines. Like other dogs found in Sichuan, this one wears a snug harness. Everything about this creature speaks to its vitality and strength, from the alert stance, the erect ears, and outward gaze, to the neatly curled tail.

Literature comparison:
Mastiffs such as the present lot have been found in tombs in Sichuan province. They are generally modeled in alert positions, either seated or standing upright. Compare a closely related example, dated 2nd-3rd century, excavated from Tomb No. 3, Tianshan, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in 1957, and presently in the Sichuan Museum. For further related examples see Akiyama Terukazu et al., Arts of China: Neolithic Cultures to the Tang Dynasty - Recent Discoveries, Tokyo, 1968, nos. 304-307; Kaogu xuebao 1958:1, pp. 87-104, pl. IX; and Kaogu 1988:3, p. 223, fig. 6:7; and Kaogu 1997:4, p. 69, pl. 5:3.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 14 September 2012, lot 1377
Price: USD 16,250 or approx. EUR 20,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large grey pottery figure of a male guard dog, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and technique with the figure being similarly hollow molded in two sections with the head and body made separately. Note the size (71.2 cm).

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