TWO CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED TILEWORK FIGURAL GROUPS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Property from the Collection of Fred Leighton

TWO CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED TILEWORK FIGURAL GROUPS

19TH/20TH CENTURY

each modeled in the form of a demon riding a striding qilin, applied with green, mottled brown, and ocher glazes, one demon charging forward on the mythical beast whilst brandishing a metal sword, the other wildly grasping the tail of his beast to stay astride, fitted wood stands (4).

Width: 23¾ in. (60.3 cm.)