Live Auction 2528CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART
A pair of unusual painted red pottery court literati officials
Lot 486

A pair of unusual painted red pottery court literati officials

TANG DYNASTY

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A pair of unusual painted red pottery court literati officials
Tang Dynasty
Each standing on a rockwork base with hands clasped together above their waists and wearing long-sleeved robes under a short vest, the faces with prominent features wearing official caps, one centred by a flying bird, traces of coloured pigment gilt and slip, some restoration
the tallest 72.5 cm. high (2)

Specialist note

For a comparable pair of figures, both with similar official hats, see the Tsui Museum of Art, Chinese Ceramics I, Hong Kong 1993, Catalogue, no. 102; and R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol. I, fig. 178. A pair was offered in our Rooms in Los Angeles, 4 December 1998, lot 13.

The result of the Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C199t88, is consistent with the dating of this lot.