A rare painted pottery model of a wild duck and a painted pottery model of a fox
Han DynastyThe duck realistically modelled and painted in tones of cream and pinkish brown with the plumage delineated in fine black lines; together with a painted grey pottery model of a recumbent fox, lying curled around to the right, the head raised with alert expression, the body covered in an ochre pigment, the facial details picked out in white and orange.16.5cm and 19cm. long. (2).
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The Professor Conrad Harris Collection of Early Chinese Art, formed in the late 1990's to early 2000's.Provenance - The fox, Artcade Gallery, Brussels, 11 October 2001 (invoice).Oxford thermoluminescence test number C198k95 (28 April 1998) is consistent with the dating of this lot.The duck, Priestley & Ferraro, 21 January 2004 (invoice), label.Oxford thermoluminescence test number C104b94 (3 February 2004) is consistent with the dating of this lot.Compare with a pair of lacquered pottery ducks in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession no. 2015.500.7.8a,b.