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THB14th C. Chinese Ming Pottery Tile w/ Foo Lion
Lot 57
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful architectural tile made of stucco, depicting a stylized and mythical creature within the recessed center. The creature is the mythical foo dog, sometimes known as a fu dog or lion, a stylized representation of a lion with dog like aspects. Here he is depicted in relief, as if leaping, with a ball and trailing ribbons. The ball and swirling shapes may represent the strands of an endless knot; the endless or eternal knot is an auspicious sign of wisdom and interconnectedness. The foo dog is a spiritual guardian that protected sacred buildings, tombs, or palaces against evil spirits or people. It was not uncommon to see these sacred beings guarding tombs or placed in front of government buildings to scare evil spirits. This is a lovely tile, not only infused with artwork, but with auspicious meaning! Size: 12.5" L x 2" W x 6" H (31.8 cm x 5.1 cm x 15.2 cm); 9" H (22.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection; ex-private French collection, acquired before 2005
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#164019Stable fissure in upper corner on frontside and small cavities and chips on ground around the motif. Chips to peripheries and abrasions. Motif details are very clear and sharp! Light mineral and mortar deposits.Condition
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