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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FREDERICK A. AND SHARON L. KLINGENSTEIN
A PAIR OF LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY GUARDIAN FIGURES
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
A PAIR OF LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY GUARDIAN FIGURES
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each figure is shown standing on a recumbent bull supported on a pierced rockwork base, with one hand on the hip and the other hand clenched to hold a spear, now missing. Each is artfully decorated in glazes of cream, green and amber color, while the head is left unglazed, and the face with severe expression has painted details.
31 ½ and 31 in. (80 and 79 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each figure is shown standing on a recumbent bull supported on a pierced rockwork base, with one hand on the hip and the other hand clenched to hold a spear, now missing. Each is artfully decorated in glazes of cream, green and amber color, while the head is left unglazed, and the face with severe expression has painted details.
31 ½ and 31 in. (80 and 79 cm.) high
Provenance
In the current collection, New York, prior to 1994.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist