TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

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A PAIR OF LARGE WELL-MODELLED PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF OFFICIALS
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Both figures shown standing wearing a knee-length, long-sleeved red tunic with upturned collar, belted at the waist over long robes falling in soft folds to form the base and revealing black shoes, the garments deeply incised to represent folds, one figure with hands clasped together at the chest and wearing a 'butterfly-form' official's cap, the other figure with one hand held to the chest, the other hand held at the waist, and wearing a tall hat with a swooping bird on the front, both figures with extensive traces of red and black pigment
30¾ in. (76.8 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

Compare a pair of painted pottery standing officials of similar attitude illustrated in Empire of the Dragons: Chinese Art Treasures Through 4000 Years from Hong Kong, Sweden and Denmark, Aarhus Kunstmusuem, 9 September-26 November 1995, cat. no. 19 a and b.

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