Lot Essay
The results of Oxford thermoluminescence tests nos. 866g28 and 866g32 are consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE MCLENDON COLLECTION
A PAIR OF LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF OFFICIALS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
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A PAIR OF LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF OFFICIALS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each elegant figure is boldly modeled standing on a splash-glazed, pierced rock-form base with hands clasped in front of the chest within the narrow sleeves of an undergarment, wearing sancai-glazed breastplates over long tunics, cream-glazed trousers, and shoes with slightly upturned toes. Both have unglazed faces modeled with full cheeks and high arched eyebrows, surmounted by tall caps.
Each 41 in. (104.1 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each elegant figure is boldly modeled standing on a splash-glazed, pierced rock-form base with hands clasped in front of the chest within the narrow sleeves of an undergarment, wearing sancai-glazed breastplates over long tunics, cream-glazed trousers, and shoes with slightly upturned toes. Both have unglazed faces modeled with full cheeks and high arched eyebrows, surmounted by tall caps.
Each 41 in. (104.1 cm.) high
Provenance
In New York prior to April 1997.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist
The results of Oxford thermoluminescence tests nos. 866g28 and 866g32 are consistent with the dating of this lot.