Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 28 March 2022, based on sample number C122d95, sets the firing date of two samples taken at between 1400 and 2200 years ago. A copy of the report, issued by Oxford Authentication, accompanies this lot. A copy of an associated report from Antiques Analytics, Institute for Scientific Authenticity Testing, dated 4 May 2022, written and signed by Dr. Robert Neunteufel, accompanies this lot.

China, 206 BC to 220 AD. Powerfully modeled in a recumbent position with a tall, thick-set neck with several horizontal ribs, surmounted by an animated head raised in an alert attitude to one side, the mouth open to reveal a tongue flanked by two sharp teeth, the large and distinctive ears folding inwards. The body covered overall with an emerald-green glaze save for the underside. Also note the neatly curved short tail.

Provenance: From the private collection of Dr. Rudolf Leopold, and thence by descent. Dr. Rudolf Leopold (1925-2010) was an Austrian physician and important collector of art. He was born in Vienna and started actively collecting in the mid-1950s, with an early and major focus being works by Egon Schiele, whose paintings were available inexpensively at the time. Leopold acquired a catalog of Schiele's work in 1950 and became enamored with the artist's work, despite the fact that he was distinctly out of fashion. Pieces that he bought for little money would later be worth millions. Other Austrian artists he collected included Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka. A substantial part of his collection, numbering around 5,000 works of art, was purchased by the Republic of Austria and used as the foundation to create the Leopold Museum, of which the collector was made a director for life. Dr. Rudolf Leopold was also a passionate collector of Chinese works of art.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Displaying exceptionally well. Extensive wear, firing flaws, some losses and associated old repairs, small chips, few structural cracks, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, a drilled hole from sample-taking, all exactly as expected from Han dynasty excavations of this rather large size.

Weight: 5.4 kg
Dimensions: Height 42.9 cm

Expert’s note: It is rare to find Han glazed pottery figures of dogs of this exceptionally large size. The present example is also unusual for its animated expression, literally as if greeting its owner.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related large figure of a dog in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo taoci quanji, vol. 3, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 173. For another example, unearthed at Nanyang, Henan province, see the Nanyang Municipal Museum, in the exhibition China 5000 Years: Innovation and Transformation in the Arts, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1998, cat. no. 101. Compare a related pottery dog excavated from an Eastern Han tomb in the northern suburbs of Yichang, Hebei, illustrated in Kaogu Xuebao, 1976:2, pl. 12, fig. 3.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 6 October 2015, lot 70
Price: HKD 200,000 or approx. EUR 28,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A green-glazed pottery figure of a dog, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related pose and glaze. Note the much smaller size (26 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2007, lot 591
Price: USD 36,000 or approx. EUR 49,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A green-glazed red pottery figure of a dog Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related pose and glaze. Also note the near identical size (43 cm).



漢代大型綠釉紅陶臥狗
中國，公元前206 年至公元220 年。犬體雄健，成臥姿，雙耳直豎，嘴大張，露出犬牙，昂首目視前方。通體施綠釉。内空心，未上釉。

科學檢測報告：隨附牛津檢測所2022年3月28日出具的檢測報告複印本一份，樣本號 C122d95，檢測結果為1400 至 2200年前所製。隨附科學檢測研究所所2022年5月4日由Dr. Robert Neunteufel簽名出具的古玩分析檢測報告複印本。

來源：Rudolf Leopold醫生私人收藏，保存至今。Rudolf Leopold (1925-2010年) 是一位奧地利醫生和重要藝術品收藏家。他出生於維也納，並於二十世紀五十年代中期開始積極收藏，早期主要關注埃貢·席勒 (Egon Schiele) 的作品，其畫作在當時並不昂貴。Leopold 於 1950 年獲得了席勒 (Schiele) 的作品目錄，並迷上了這位藝術家的作品，儘管他明顯已經過時了。他花很少錢買的東西後來價值數百萬。他收藏的其他奧地利藝術家包括 Gustav Klimt 和 Oskar Kokoschka。奧地利購買了他的大部分藏品，約有 5,000 件藝術品，並以此為基礎創建了Leopold博物館，Leopold成為該博物館的終身館長。 Rudolf Leopold醫生也是一位熱衷於收藏中國藝術品的人。
品相：品相良好，大面積磨損，燒製缺陷，一些缺損和修補，刻痕、少量結構裂縫與風化和侵蝕，結殼，取樣鑽孔。

重量：5.4 公斤
尺寸：高42.9 厘米

專家注釋：如此巨大的漢代陶狗實屬罕見。本拍品的不同尋常之處在於其生動的表情。

文獻比較：
比較相近的一件上海博物館的大型陶狗 ，見《中國陶瓷全集》，卷三，上海，2000年，頁173。另一件例子出土於河南南陽市，見南陽博物館，展覽於 《China 5000 Years: Innovation and Transformation in the Arts》，索羅門·古根漢美術館，紐約，1998年，圖錄編號101。比較相近陶犬出土於河北宜昌東漢墓 ，見 《考古學報》，1976:2，頁12，圖3。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2015年10月6日，lot 70
價格：HKD 200,000（相當於今日EUR 28,000）
描述：東漢綠釉犬
專家評論：比較非常相近的姿勢和釉面。請注意尺寸 (26 厘米)小很多。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2007年3月19日，lot 591
價格：USD 36,000（相當於今日EUR 49,500）
描述：漢代綠釉紅陶臥狗
專家評論：比較非常相近的姿勢和釉面。請注意幾乎相同尺寸 (43 厘米)。