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Description: A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN ATTENDANT, CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
This large figure is in very general good condition which are consistent with its age with the exception of the head that probably have been re-stuck to the body and with some very small flakes to the glaze- which is common for a piece of this age.
74 cm high, 16 cm wide
Finely molded standing on a high plinth glazed splashed sancai rockwork, wearing full-sleeved and belted robes falling in loose folds over his feet with upturned pointed shoes and splashed in brown leaving the sleeves in sancai glazes, the hands held before the chest in a muff, the unglazed head with elegant features, with a molded elegant court cap. In very good condition with only very minor firing imperfections and a couple of minor flakes on the glaze.
Provenance: bough in 1991, and since then in the property
Thermoluminescence test: Arcadia - Milan dated 17/10/1991