A GROUP OF SEVEN MINIATURE POTTERY FIGURES SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
A GROUP OF SEVEN MINIATURE POTTERY FIGURES
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The group comprises a seated boy holding a small dog, a boy holding a lotus spray, a boy reclining with his head on a drum, a standing boy holding a fruit, a boy acolyte standing with hands together, a figure of Shennong (god of agriculture) holding a hoe and a basket and wearing a skirt of leaves, and a wild boar on an oval plaque.
Largest: 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) high, cloth boxes
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J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3965.
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A GROUP OF SEVEN MINIATURE POTTERY FIGURES
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The group comprises a seated boy holding a small dog, a boy holding a lotus spray, a boy reclining with his head on a drum, a standing boy holding a fruit, a boy acolyte standing with hands together, a figure of Shennong (god of agriculture) holding a hoe and a basket and wearing a skirt of leaves, and a wild boar on an oval plaque.
Largest: 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) high, cloth boxes
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3965.
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