TANG CERAMIC TOMB GUARDIAN FIGURE
thick ivory glaze over a white body, the robed elder figure having a Mongolian face, wearing Persian inspired costume with head scarf, mounted on a wooden plinth
h. 10 w. 2-1/2 d. 2 in., figure
overall: h. 11 in.
with receipt from Alice Boney, legendary Chinese art dealer, NY, NY 1956
a near identical pair of figures listed in "The Art of the T'ang Potter" by Mario Prodan, plate no. 35
Provenance: purchased 1956 by Mr. Maurice Valency, Riverside Drive, NYC playwright, critic, and professor, with bill of sale;
purchased by the current owner, a Newport, RI lady, from the Valency Estate
Condition Report: appears to be in very good condition, areas of discoloration, missing something from the figure's grip
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thick ivory glaze over a white body, the robed elder figure having a Mongolian face, wearing Persian inspired costume with head scarf, mounted on a wooden plinth
h. 10 w. 2-1/2 d. 2 in., figure
overall: h. 11 in.
with receipt from Alice Boney, legendary Chinese art dealer, NY, NY 1956
a near identical pair of figures listed in "The Art of the T'ang Potter" by Mario Prodan, plate no. 35
Provenance: purchased 1956 by Mr. Maurice Valency, Riverside Drive, NYC playwright, critic, and professor, with bill of sale;
purchased by the current owner, a Newport, RI lady, from the Valency Estate
Condition Report: appears to be in very good condition, areas of discoloration, missing something from the figure's grip