Tang three-color blue benevolent furnishing articles

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note: kiln sealing bought in Christie’s

source: Japan collectors old Tibet

the tang is gong county, henan in the tang dynasty kiln production of low-temperature painted pottery, because use blue, green and ocher (or yellow green and white), and other three color is given priority to, commonly known as for three-color, tang sancai mainly characters, furnishing articles, such as horses and camels, three-color lion is particularly scarce.
the three-color lion furnishing articles dish lie in irregular square on the chopping block, two front leg to support you. Right hind leg medial horizontally from left front legs forward, claw is very relaxed, legs left hind leg forward and up, the body is curved, head to the left hook, slanted eyes, mouth, tongue licking the right-hand claw. This wonderful three-color lion lion body centre of gravity is fall on the two front legs and hips three strong point, vivid and interesting, graceful, fully meet the lion daily action and form. The lion instant action to grasp the interesting, not for a long time to observe it’s hard to do so vividly.
the eye closure was lost lion furnishing articles carried the hoof itching, is so far have seen one of the earliest, the most artistic level of three-color lion furnishing articles, it changes the hooves of the tang dynasty imperial tombs the advent of claw inflexible style, lifelike, instead is nifty and lovely, peace at home.
three-color lion furnishing articles written A CHRISTIE’s auction tag on the back base: CHRISTIE’s Toy 94/(2) – A
with original box, box surface writing: tang blue lion supporter.
reference similar shaanxi museum tang lion as shown in figure.