TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

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THREE RARE SANCAI-GLAZED AND PAINTED POTTERY ZODIAC FIGURES
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Depicting the dragon, dog and tiger, the body of each modelled as a courtier wearing layered robes, their hands clasped in a fist and held one above the other at the waist, their unglazed heads with features detailed in red, black and white pigments
10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm.) high, three wood stands (3)

Provenance

J. J. Lally & Co., New York.

Lot Essay

It is rare to find glazed pottery zodiac figures of this type. Compare two sancai-glazed figures of the dragon and hare illustrated in Kaikodo Journal, New York, Spring 2001, no. 62, pp. 204-5 and 326-9.

The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 766j64 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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