ID 718886
Lot 1066 | A PAIR OF LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF OFFICIALS
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each elegant figure is boldly modeled standing on a splash-glazed, pierced rock-form base with hands clasped in front of the chest within the narrow sleeves of an undergarment, wearing sancai-glazed breastplates over long tunics, cream-glazed trousers, and shoes with slightly upturned toes. Both have unglazed faces modeled with full cheeks and high arched eyebrows, surmounted by tall caps.
Each 41 in. (104.1 cm.) high
Provenance
In New York prior to April 1997.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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