H x W x D: 98 x 32.6 x 31.5 cm (38 9/16 x 12 13/16 x 12 3/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Henan or Shaanxi province, China
Date:
ca. 700-740
Period:
Tang dynasty
Description:
Large, ceramic figure of a stylized demon/animal, perched on top of a high pedestal. Animal-like body rests on its back haunches, with straight front legs freestanding. Large ears and horns rise up and out from the head, with one single horn coming out of the forehead. Flame-like spikes or protrusions rise from the shoulders, wings and back. With the exception of most of the head, most of the figure is covered with polychrome glazed, typical of the Tang dynasty, yellow, green, brown, and white.
Provenance:
To 1965
J. T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [1]
From 1965 1987
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York, New York, purchased from J. T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [2]
From 1987 to 1996
Estate of Arthur M. Sackler [3]
From 1996 to 1997
Else Jorgensen Sackler (1913-2000), by inheritance from the Estate of Arthur M. Sackler [4]
1997
The Else Sackler Foundation, New York, New York, gift of Else Jorgensen Sackler [5]
From 1997
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Else Sackler Foundation, New York, New York [6]
Notes:
[1] See Provenance record from the Else Sackler Foundation faxed on March 31, 1997, copies in object file. J.T. Dealer No. YT-4861.
[2] See object file.
[3] See note 3.
[4] Else Sackler received the object from the Estate of Arthur M. Sackler in 1996. See Provenance record from the Else Sackler Foundation faxed on March 31, 1997, copy in object file.
[5] The object was gifted to the Else Sackler Foundation by Else Sackler in 1997. See Provenance record from the Else Sackler Foundation faxed on March 31, 1997, copy in object file.
[6] See Acquisition Consideration Form and the Deed of Gift, copies in object file.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)
Monsters, Myths and Minerals (September 28, 1987 to November 26, 1995)
