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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTIS
AN IRON-SPLASHED QINGBAI FIGURE OF A GROOM
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
Details
AN IRON-SPLASHED QINGBAI FIGURE OF A GROOM
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The figure is shown standing with the left arm raised and the right arm lowered in the action of controlling the reins of a horse, and is dressed in a long robe with carved folds that falls to the flat octagonal base. The head is slightly raised and turned toward the raised hand and the face is modeled with angular features beneath a low cap.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The figure is shown standing with the left arm raised and the right arm lowered in the action of controlling the reins of a horse, and is dressed in a long robe with carved folds that falls to the flat octagonal base. The head is slightly raised and turned toward the raised hand and the face is modeled with angular features beneath a low cap.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1989.