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3. Chinese painted pottery dog, Northern Qi
China
Before Common Era
ceramic
6in., 15.5 cms long
Chinese painted pottery dog, Northern Qi
Detail: base

An attractive and rare Chinese painted grey pottery figure of a recumbent dog looking up expectantly. Most of the original ochre pigment remains. Northern Qi dynasty, 6th century AD.
Provenance: The collection of C Roger Moss, OBE. Purchased in Hong Kong in the late 1990's.
Roger Moss was an avid collector and a top financial figure in Hong Kong until 2003.

Detail: front view
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