Unicorn, Eastern Han Dynasty China (206 BC... - Lot 5 - Giquello

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Unicorn, Eastern Han Dynasty China (206 BC... - Lot 5 - Giquello
Unicorn, Eastern Han Dynasty China (206 BC - 220 AD), Gansu, Wuwei District H. 29 cm - L. 77 cm. Wood (spruce), traces of polychromy. The different elements of the body were carved separately and assembled. A painted decoration was also brought in black, red and white and indicates the eye and the coat of the animal. This fabulous animal had the role of guarding and protecting the tomb of the deceased. The posture of the body, horn lowered and legs raised, gives dynamism and ferocity to the animal about to charge. C14 test, Iso Trace, Radiocarbon Laboratory, University of Toronto, Canada. Provenance: 1998-2022. Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert Collection, Paris Acquired from the Jacques Barrère Gallery, Paris Publication: Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, L'art au futur antérieur, un autre regard, Musée de Grenoble, Actes Sud, 2004. P65 Exhibition: Musée de Grenoble, L'Art au Futur Antérieur, Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert, Un Autre Regard. 2004
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