A RARE AND UNUSUAL PAINTED GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A TRICORN BEAST Han Dynasty The sturdy beast shown mid-stride with its horned, bovine head lowered, the arched neck ridged with three pointed horns, three round bosses in relief on top of the spine and with a raised curled tail, the front legs flanked by a pair of wings, all with traces of white slip and grey pigment. 35cm (13 3/4in) long 注脚 A similar creature included in the Schloss Collection, is illustrated in Ancient Chinese Sculpture - Han through Tang1977, vol. 1, pl. 18. another example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is illustrated by S.Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, p.57, no. 50.