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A VERY RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY EARTHENWARE...

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A VERY RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY EARTHENWARE HAND SCULPTED FIGURES OF MYTHICAL TOMB GUARDIANS NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534, HERAN/HUBEI PROVINCE each with traces of original red and white pigment and moulded ill with elaborate scroll-form hairwork, the head and back with relief horns 25.5cm high NOTE: Two similar figures in the Asian Art Museum of san Francisco are illustrated by He Li in 'Chinese Ceramics:A New Comprehensive survey',nos115/6 p.117