A SET OF SIX CHINESE LARGE PAINTED RED POTTERY ZODIAC FIGURES, TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
A SET OF SIX CHINESE LARGE PAINTED RED POTTERY ZODIAC FIGURES
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Modeled with animal heads supported on human bodies, each wearing loose robes with long sleeves, their hands held together at their chests, with traces of white pigment overall, the heads depicting the horse (wu), the rabbit (mao), the ox (chou), the tiger (yin), the rat (zi), and the cockerel (you)
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high, the largest figure
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's New York, 27 March 2003, lot 35.
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A SET OF SIX CHINESE LARGE PAINTED RED POTTERY ZODIAC FIGURES
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Modeled with animal heads supported on human bodies, each wearing loose robes with long sleeves, their hands held together at their chests, with traces of white pigment overall, the heads depicting the horse (wu), the rabbit (mao), the ox (chou), the tiger (yin), the rat (zi), and the cockerel (you)
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high, the largest figure
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's New York, 27 March 2003, lot 35.