A RARE LARGE POTTERY TILE OF A TIGER

Lot 732
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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ID 718893
Lot 732 | A RARE LARGE POTTERY TILE OF A TIGER
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$ 10 000 – 15 000
A RARE LARGE POTTERY TILE OF A TIGER

HAN DYNASTY (220 BC-AD 220)

The tile is modeled in relief with a tiger with pronounced stripes emerging from the right side and stretching its forelegs.

19 1⁄4 in. (48.6 cm.) wide, softwood frame







Provenance

C.T. Loo (according to label).

Christian Humann (d. 1981), Pan Asian Collection, New York.





Exhibited

On loan: Denver Art Museum, prior to 1983.
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