CHIMÈRE EN TERRE CUITE PEINTE Dynastie Han/dynastie... Lot n° 212

PAINTED GREY POTTERY OF A CHIMERA Han/Western Jin Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD/265-316 AD)C) A PAINTED GREY POTTERY OF A CHIMERA Han/Western Jin Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD/265-316 AD) Finely modelled recumbent with a muscular body and well-defined spine, its head tilted upwards and alert expression defined by bulging eyes and open fangs, fitted with a circular socket in the middle. 23cm (9in) long. Footnotes: Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Compare two similar painted pottery models of a chimera, dated as Western Jin dynasty, from the Robert Rousset collection, in the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated by J-P.Desroches, Compagnons d'éternité, Paris, 1996, p.101. See also a similar painted pottery model of a chimera, dated as Han dynasty, from the James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf collection, in the Art Institute of Chicago (acc.no.1971.820); and see also another similar example, dated as Western Han/Western Jin dynasty, in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC (acc.no.S2012.9.3690). 漢/西晋 灰陶加彩瑞獸 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com