Lot Essay
Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminesence tests no. C119a2 and C119a3 are consistent with the dating of this lot.
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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY STANDING FIGURES OF ATTENDANTS
CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
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A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY STANDING FIGURES OF ATTENDANTS
CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each shown standing on a shaped rock base and wearing long robes with hands concealed within the sleeves, one with animated expression, the other with serene expression, both with traces of black, red and green pigment
The largest, 42 ½ in. (108 cm.) high
CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each shown standing on a shaped rock base and wearing long robes with hands concealed within the sleeves, one with animated expression, the other with serene expression, both with traces of black, red and green pigment
The largest, 42 ½ in. (108 cm.) high
Provenance
Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, 1991.
The Irving Collection, no. 1732 A, B.
The Irving Collection, no. 1732 A, B.