A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, LATE EASTERN HAN OR SLIGHTLY LATERChina, 2nd-4th century. The slender beast standing foursquare, the mouth agape revealing tongue and teeth as it lets out a fierce snarl, further detailed with bulging eyes, funnel-shaped ears, and two curling horns mirrored by a long curling tail. Overall neatly incised with lines marking the fur. Note that the front feet have distinct claws while the hind feet appear more as paws.Provenance: From a noted private collection in New York City, New York, USA.Condition: Some old repairs and touchups as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations. Losses, Chips, fissures, and encrustations. Extensive wear to pigments. Overall presenting well and commensurate with age.Weight: 2,984 gDimensions: Length 37 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related pottery figure of a tricorn, dated late Eastern Han to Six Dynasties, 3rd-4th century, of only slightly larger size (45 cm long), at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 18 March 2016, lot 1472,sold for USD 15,000.東漢末年或更晚彩繪陶神獸 中國，二至四世紀。神獸四足著地站立，嘴巴張開，可見獠牙與舌頭，仿佛發出激烈的咆哮，眼睛凸出，漏斗狀的耳朵和長長的捲曲尾巴，頭上兩角。塑造生動，線條流暢。請注意，前腳有明顯的爪子，而後腳則更像是腳掌。來源：美國紐約知名私人收藏。品相：漢代考古挖掘普遍預期的一些舊修復和修飾。 缺損、裂縫和結殼。 顏料廣泛磨損。 整體狀況良好，與年齡相稱。重量：2,984 克尺寸：長 37 厘米拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的東漢末至六朝三角神獸，尺寸稍大 (長45 厘米), 見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2016年3月18日 lot 1472,售價USD 15,000。