LOT 1066 A PAIR OF MASSIVE IMPERIAL YELLOW GLAZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' ROO...
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清 大型清宮“工部造”款大型黃釉琉璃正吻獸一對 Each modelled in the form of a mythical beast head with ferocious expression,mouth wide open revealing Shaped teeth,all covered in amber yellow glaze,each top inscribed with three character mark 'Gong Bu Zhi' (made in the Ministry of Works) Both supported on later wood stands. Qing Dynasty period. Possibly retrieved from the Beijing Summer Palace. Height: 28 1/4 in (71.8 cm) Width: 22 in (55.9 cm) Provenance: Property from the private collection of the Grayson family,Los Angeles & Portland. Purchased in 1990. The seller acquired the pair from the descendent of a missionary who stationed in China in the early 20th century. This missionary purchased this pair from the antiques market in Beijing around 1920. It is rumored that it was retrieved from the beijing palaces during the 1900s Boxer Rebellion movement. 來源: 洛杉磯/波特蘭格里森家族(Grayson Family)收藏。 1990年購入。賣家得自一位20世紀初駐華傳教士後人,此傳教士1920年左右從北京古玩市場購得此對吻獸,據傳為1900年左右義和團運動時期從頤和園流出。
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