CHINESE MING DYNASTY GLAZED RAM FIGURE - ASTROLOGICAL

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

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Jul 26, 2020

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  Ca. 1368-1644 AD. Chinese Ming Dynasty Ceramic Figure. A beautifully crafted ochre-coloured glazed terracotta ceramic figure of a ram. The ram’s wool is detailed by a series of elliptical impressions meant to imitate the curls in natural wool, whilst the horns are gently spiralled and painted black. The facial features including the eyes, nostrils and mouth are carefully, if shallowly molded. The cloven hooves are similarly detailed and coloured with black pigment. The sheep or ram is the eighth of the twelve animals in a zodiac cycle and is regarded as an auspicious animal which is peace-loving, kind, helpful, and trusting, but of a nature resistant to change. Ceramic figures such as this item were important to a variety of cultures with afterlife beliefs which involved trials, travels, or an afterlife similar to that which was lived on earth. These animals, which are included as funerary offerings reflect the belief that assistance, luck and companionship would be helpful in overcoming the difficult environs of the afterlife. Excellent condition. Size: H:140.5mm / W:120mm ; 366g, Provenance: Property of a London Gallery, previously with Mr. M.P. Dannish collector; acquired in the 1990s
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