Lot Essay
Compare the figure of this type illustrated in Tang San Cai, Heibonsha Series, vol. 35, 1979, fig. 8 (c), p. 92; and another illustrated by Cox, Pottery and Porcelain, vol. I, New York, 1949, pl. 31 (a)
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TANG DYNASTY
Details
A RARE BLUE-SPLASHED SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EARTH SPIRIT
tang dynasty
Shown seated with blue-glazed hoofs firmly planted on the rockwork base, with bright blue-glazed wings and a muscular chest dappled in blue, cream and amber above a cream stripe on the abdomen, the legs glazed cream and the back amber, the human expression below a twisted horn, details picked out in red and black pigment
147/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high
tang dynasty
Shown seated with blue-glazed hoofs firmly planted on the rockwork base, with bright blue-glazed wings and a muscular chest dappled in blue, cream and amber above a cream stripe on the abdomen, the legs glazed cream and the back amber, the human expression below a twisted horn, details picked out in red and black pigment
147/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Aurelius Parenti Collection, Christie's New York, 3 June, 1988, lot 205