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Reclining bull
Lost Art-ID
592670

Artist
Unknown (Tang Epoche)
Title
Reclining bull
Dating
Tang Epoche 618 - 907
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Ceramics (Clay) whitish yellow ; Glaze (Faience) cream
Height
9.00 cm
Width
14.50 cm
Inventory number
Tang 40 / Lepke 54
Description
Fuchs text for plate 57: „Liegender Stier. Weißlichgelber Tonscherben. Cremefarben glasiert. Länge 14,5 cm."; slightly damaged
Holding
Plastiken der Han- und Tangzeit
Provenance
Collection Eduard Fuchs acquired between 1912-1922 and in his possession there until 1933; 25.10.1933 confiscation by the Gestapo; forced sale (payment of Reichsfluchtsteuer) by his daughter Gertraud Fuchs: Auction House Rudolph Lepke Berlin, Catalogue 2115, p. 8 - on 15.10 and 16.10.1937 this sculpture was auctioned under No. 54: "TONFIGUR: Liegender Stier; gelblichweiß glasiert. Höhe 9 cm. Leicht beschädigt“. According to the annotated Lepke catalog (Kunsthistorische Bibliothek, Den Haag) by the managing director Heinrich Peters (China-Bohlken, Potsdamer Straße 126, Berlin-Mitte) together with no. 53 auctioned for 38,- RM (no estimate). The transcript of the auction 2115 at the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts notes "Bohlken" in typescript and confirms the price of 38,- RM for both lots (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reich Chamber of Fine Arts - Landesleitung Berlin); whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Fuchs, Eduard, Tang-Plastik. Chinesische Grabkeramik des VII. bis X. Jahrhunderts, München (A. Langen) 1924, S. 62, Tafel 57; Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste – Landesleitung Berlin (Die Protokollabschrift der Versteigerung 2115 bei der Reichskammer für Bildende Künste)
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Contact
Dr. Dipl. Journ. Ulrich Weitz
Position
Agentur für Kunstvermittlung
Phone
+49 (0) 711 7657184
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