Lot Essay
A very similar sancai-glazed figure is illustrated by H. Moss and J. Adrian, Chinese Pottery Burial Objects of the Sui and T'ang Dynasties, London, 1970, pl. 81.
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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK ESTATE
A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A SOLDIER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A SOLDIER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Well modelled standing with left hand resting on the hip and right hand held in a fist at the side, wearing cord-secured armor over a long straw-glazed skirt, his unglazed face finely modelled with a mustache and high cheekbones below a leather cap with upturned side flaps, all in green, amber and straw glaze, with traces of orange and black pigment
17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high, stand
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Well modelled standing with left hand resting on the hip and right hand held in a fist at the side, wearing cord-secured armor over a long straw-glazed skirt, his unglazed face finely modelled with a mustache and high cheekbones below a leather cap with upturned side flaps, all in green, amber and straw glaze, with traces of orange and black pigment
17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high, stand
Provenance
Collection of Warren C. Erickson; Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 1987, lot 210.
Exhibited
Minneapolis Institute of Art.