Chinese
guardian figure
Tang Dynasty
earthenware with applied paint
18.25 h × 8.25 w × 5.5 d in (46 × 21 × 14 cm)
Provenance: Collection of Rafi Y. Mottahedeh | Sotheby's, New York,
Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. And Rafi Y. Mottahedeh, 19 October 2000, Lot 736 | Private Collection
please note: This work is located at, and will ship from, Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
condition: Age-appropriate surface wear and losses throughout. Traces of red pigment. Lacking decorative element to right hand. Restoration to one arm.
Condition Report Age-appropriate surface wear and losses throughout. Traces of red pigment. Lacking decorative element to right hand. Restoration to one arm.
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