Chinese Tang Glazed Pottery Standing Tomb Attendant
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A hollow-molded pottery figure of a tomb attendant standing with delineated feet atop an integral rectangular plinth. The figure presents dressed in flowing, knee-length robes while clasping both hands in front of his abdomen. The robes are decorated with faint pink and white pigment with layers of brown, burnt ochre, and yellow glaze primarily along the verso. His raised head bears slender eyes and lips, puffy cheeks, black-painted brows and lashes, and a petite nose, all beneath a backswept cap that rests low on the forehead. Size: 1.8" W x 7.2" H (4.6 cm x 18.3 cm)
Provenance: private Dunwoody, Georgia, USA collection; ex-Peggy Slappey collection, before 2011
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#164649
Condition Report: Repair and restoration to most of left side of face as well as area of verso behind feet, with resurfacing and light overpainting along new material and break lines. Nicks and abrasions, with fading to pigment, and softening to finer details. Nice remains of glaze pigment with great craquelure along verso.
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East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A hollow-molded pottery figure of a tomb attendant standing with delineated feet atop an integral rectangular plinth. The figure presents dressed in flowing, knee-length robes while clasping both hands in front of his abdomen. The robes are decorated with faint pink and white pigment with layers of brown, burnt ochre, and yellow glaze primarily along the verso. His raised head bears slender eyes and lips, puffy cheeks, black-painted brows and lashes, and a petite nose, all beneath a backswept cap that rests low on the forehead. Size: 1.8" W x 7.2" H (4.6 cm x 18.3 cm)
Provenance: private Dunwoody, Georgia, USA collection; ex-Peggy Slappey collection, before 2011
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#164649
Condition Report: Repair and restoration to most of left side of face as well as area of verso behind feet, with resurfacing and light overpainting along new material and break lines. Nicks and abrasions, with fading to pigment, and softening to finer details. Nice remains of glaze pigment with great craquelure along verso.
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