A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A FOREIGN GROOM

Tang dynasty

Tang dynasty
The 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

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Provenance:
Ruth and Richard Dickes
Acquired in New York City, 24 May 1996

The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of an Oxford Authentication Ltd. Thermoluminescence test sample no. 766s96, dated 23 May 1996