A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A FOREIGN GROOM


Tang dynastyThe tall figure modeled standing atop a low plinth, with muscular arms and fist clenched as if holding reins, clad in an amber-glazed knee-length tunic open at the chest, with a green-glazed lapel, the unglazed head crisply molded with large eyes and prominent nose, framed by a futou covering the head and a long beard. 23 1/2in (59.7cm) high
|唐 三彩胡人俑Provenance:Ruth and Richard Dickes Acquired in New York City, 24 May 1996The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of an Oxford Authentication Ltd. Thermoluminescence test sample no. 766s96, dated 23 May 1996