TANG DYNASTY
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A VERY LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN
tang dynasty
Standing with hands held together across the waist under the broad sleeves of the loose robes, the head well modelled with pronounced features and bold expression, wearing an official cap detailed with a bird badge, the sleeves with even splashes of green, brown and straw glazes, the arms brown and the legs green, the head unglazed but detailed with traces of orange pigment, base restored
40½in. (103cm.) high
tang dynasty
Standing with hands held together across the waist under the broad sleeves of the loose robes, the head well modelled with pronounced features and bold expression, wearing an official cap detailed with a bird badge, the sleeves with even splashes of green, brown and straw glazes, the arms brown and the legs green, the head unglazed but detailed with traces of orange pigment, base restored
40½in. (103cm.) high