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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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AN UNUSUAL PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A FOREIGN GROOM
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The smiling figure, possibly of Turkic origin, standing with head turned and hands positioned to hold reins, wearing a long belted coat with slit skirt pulled between the legs in front and flaring out at the hem in back, also wearing earrings and a soft cloth cap from which his two long braids emerge, his face well modelled with lively expression, traces of orangy red, black, white, pink and pale green pigment
16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The smiling figure, possibly of Turkic origin, standing with head turned and hands positioned to hold reins, wearing a long belted coat with slit skirt pulled between the legs in front and flaring out at the hem in back, also wearing earrings and a soft cloth cap from which his two long braids emerge, his face well modelled with lively expression, traces of orangy red, black, white, pink and pale green pigment
16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm.) high