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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A LION, TANG DYNASTY
奥地利
09月12日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月10日 下午3点 截止委托
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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A LION, TANG DYNASTY

Published: Koos de Jong, Small China: Early Chinese Miniatures, 2021, p. 217, fig. 214.

China, 618–907. Well potted as a powerful lion, standing alert on a small rockwork base, the head turned to the side, the face expressive, with mouth open in a snarl, and its long-plumed tail curled up. Covered with a mottled glaze of amber, green, and ochre tones.

Provenance: V. Li, Casey Building, Hong Kong, 2013. Collection of Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above. A Dutch art historian and collector, Dr. Koos de Jong has worked across several cultural institutions in the Netherlands from 1976, serving as the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch between 1999-2009, before retiring in 2009. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the modern era. His scholarly interests expanded to Chinese material culture, culminating in the 2013 publication of Dragon & Horse: Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond, a pioneering study on Chinese equestrian gear. Continuing this line of inquiry, his more recent book published in 2021, Small China: Early Chinese Miniatures, explores the largely overlooked world of Chinese miniature objects, combining archaeological research with art historical insight.
Condition: Overall good condition, commensurate with age, with minor wear, firing irregularities, and little glaze flaking. The upper part of the tail restored.

Weight: 40 g
Dimensions: Height 6 cm

While lions are not native to China, some specimens apparently had reached there from the West by the Western Han period. There is evidence, for example, that lions were among the many exotic animals kept in the Han-dynasty imperial parks. Lion dancing originated during the Tang dynasty. Legend has it that the emperor had a dream one night in which a strange looking animal saved his life. The next morning, the emperor described the dream to his ministers. One minister told the emperor that the strange animal resembled a creature from the West, a lion. Lions have also had strong associations with Buddhism since the religion’s origin. The dharma, or Buddhist doctrine, is said to be spread through his roar. Since the strange animal saved the emperor in his dream, the lion quickly became a symbol of good luck throughout China.

Literature comparison:
Compare two related sancai-glazed figures of lions, 6.2 and 5.7 cm high, dated to the Northern Song dynasty, in the Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of Asian Art, accession number S2012.9.3399 and S2012.9.3435.

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