CHINESE HAN DYNASTY TERRACOTTA RABBIT - TL TESTED

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

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Jul 26, 2020

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  Ca. 206 BC - 220 AD. Attractive Han dynasty terracotta rabbit. A hollow-formed terracotta rabbit figurine; with cream pelt and coral-pink pigmentation on the nose. The rabbit is depicted sitting back slightly on its back legs in an alert posture, and might be described as sniffing the air. In the Chinese tradition, the rabbit is the luckiest of animals and symbolises elegance, beauty and mercy. The Han Dynasty, which ruled between 202 BC–220 AD, brought great prosperity and stability to China, reigning over a golden age of classical Chinese civilisation during which China saw major advances including the widespread development of a monetary economy and the invention of paper, as well as much progress in the decorative arts. Good condition. Authenticated by Ralf Kotalla laboratory in Germany; report attached. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; Size: H:290mm / W:280mm ; 3195g
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