Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence test nos. C117p7 and C117p6 are consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION
TWO CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURES OF COURT OFFICIALS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
TWO CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURES OF COURT OFFICIALS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The figures shown standing wearing belted tunics, with hands tucked within wide cream and green sleeves over a cream robe, the unglazed face well-modelled with traces of pigment and hair upswept beneath a court hat
16 1/8 in (41 cm.) high and 16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm) high
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The figures shown standing wearing belted tunics, with hands tucked within wide cream and green sleeves over a cream robe, the unglazed face well-modelled with traces of pigment and hair upswept beneath a court hat
16 1/8 in (41 cm.) high and 16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm) high
Provenance
Private English Collection, assembled prior to 1996.
Brought to you by
Dido Penny