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CHINE DU CENTRE-SUD — PÉRIODE DES ROYAUMES COMBATTANTS (IVe SIÈCLE AV. J.-C.) OU POSTÉRIEURE
Dark patina wood zhenmushou grave keeper, in the form of a monster with a hanging tongue topped by snubbed fangs, a blunt nose and large round eyes rising from a rectangular base carved with geometric motifs in slight relief, large antlers rising on either side of its head.
H. 96 cm - L. 65 cm
(Restorations and wear)
PROVENANCE
- Dragon Culture (base), Hong Kong (1999)
- Private collection, France (acquired from previous owners then by descent)
RELATED WORKS Our Tomb Keeper is related to other examples in the Cernuschi and Guimet Museums (Inv. MA 6950).
Dark patina wood zhenmushou grave keeper, in the form of a monster with a hanging tongue topped by snubbed fangs, a blunt nose and large round eyes rising from a rectangular base carved with geometric motifs in slight relief, large antlers rising on either side of its head.
H. 96 cm - L. 65 cm
(Restorations and wear)
PROVENANCE
- Dragon Culture (base), Hong Kong (1999)
- Private collection, France (acquired from previous owners then by descent)
RELATED WORKS Our Tomb Keeper is related to other examples in the Cernuschi and Guimet Museums (Inv. MA 6950).