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THBLarge Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Dog - w/ TL
Lot 81
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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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- Lot Description
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A charming, large, hollow, mold-made ceramic dog. He stands on large paws, with sturdy legs defined by clear musculature. He has a tense, athletic body, a curved tail that lays against his haunches, and a powerful neck. His large ears stand up, his snout points straight out in front him, and his eyes stare straight forward, surrounded by wrinkles and folds. A collar and harness is around his neck and shoulders. He is the picture of watchfulness and companionship, a faithful dog ready to guard his master's tomb! Size: 16.5" L x 7" W x 17.2" H (41.9 cm x 17.8 cm x 43.7 cm)
Han Dynasty sculptors recreated various breeds of dogs in their artwork, and this example is a chow dog, who are often shown with harnesses because they were used to pull small sleighs. Similar examples are often coated with a lead-flux glaze that contained copper and/or iron to regulate its color, as this example may once have been.
Tomb figures like this one are part of a class of artifacts called mingqi - sometimes known as "spirit utensils" or "vessels for ghosts". They became popular in the Han Dynasty and would persist for several centuries. Alongside figures like this one were other animals, musicians, athletes, structures… anything the deceased might need to recreate the world of the living. Even though they were mass produced, mingqi of the Han Dynasty often show a high level of detail and naturalism. These were designed to assist the po, the part of the soul of the deceased that remained underground with the body while the hun, the other part of the soul, ascended. Caring for the po seems to have taken on a new level of meaning in the Han period, with more elaborate rituals and tomb construction arising.
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: ex-private Pasadena, California, USA collection
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#134891Repaired from multiple pieces, with some added plaster over some of the repaired areas.Condition
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