Description thick ivory glaze over a white body, the robed elder figure having a Mongolian face, wearing Persian inspired costume with head scarf, mounted on a wooden plinth
h. 10 w. 2-1/2 d. 2 in., figure
overall: h. 11 in.
with receipt from Alice Boney, legendary Chinese art dealer, NY, NY 1956 a near identical pair of figures listed in "The Art of the T'ang Potter" by Mario Prodan, plate no. 35
Condition Report appears to be in very good condition, areas of discoloration, missing something from the figure's grip
Provenance purchased 1956 by Mr. Maurice Valency, Riverside Drive, NYC playwright, critic, and professor, with bill of sale; purchased by the current owner, a Newport, RI lady, from the Valency Estate