西晉 越窰青釉瑞獸

sensitively modelled in the round as a stylised mythical beast depicted kneeling with the left front paw placed on the chest and the right on its chin, the charming figure rendered with the head gently tilted upwards, detailed with piercing round eyes framed by a well-pronounced snout and a striated horn and pair of ears, the reverse of the plump body detailed with a crenulated spine flanked by carved motifs, covered overall with a translucent pale olive-green glaze subtly pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses

家適公司，香港，約1980年

Good condition with just typical surface wear.
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此瓷塑擺件形態生動，瑞獸伸手置於嘴邊，作沉思狀。此類拙巧擺件常置於文人案頭以供把玩。浙江北部及江蘇南部窰口均有燒製。三國西晉時期墓葬出土眾多蹲伏狀動物瓷塑，多為蟾蜍，然此類跪姿擺件甚罕，極近類例未見於世。

可比一相似例，動物站姿飲水狀，錄於《中國陶瓷全集》，卷4，上海，2000年，圖版32，另見一蹲伏蟾蜍例，藏於浙江湖州博物館，圖版214。