A MASSIVE SANCAI-GLAZED MODEL OF AN OFFICIAL

Tang Dynasty

Tang Dynasty
Standing on a sancai splashed base with shaped apertures, wearing elegant long flowing robes and surcoat with voluminous sleeves, cascading down to a pleated hem, revealing upturned shoes at the base, the hands concealed and clasped together holding a tablet, the painted moustached face with slightly-down-cast eyes, wearing a tall official's hat decorated with florettes on the central arch. 101cm (39 3/4in) high.

唐 三彩文官俑

Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong
A distinguished American private collection, acquired from the above in January 2002

來源：香港大成古玩有限公司
美國私人收藏，於2002年1月購自上者

See a similar sancai-glazed pottery figure of a civil official, Tang dynasty, illustrated by Liu Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics 1, Early Wares: Prehistoric to Tenth Century, Taipei, 1991, p.246. See also a related pottery figure of a civil official, Tang dynasty, excavated at Xinzhu County in Baqiao District, Xi'an in 1991, illustrated in Tao yong: Xi'an wenwu jinghua, Xi'an, 2014, p.113, no.152.