Coco Li
Sale Coordinator, Chinese Works of Art
PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTOR
Lot 123
AN UNUSUAL PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN ATTENDANT
Tang dynasty
20 March 2023, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$2,550 inc. premium
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AN UNUSUAL PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN ATTENDANT
Tang dynasty
The figure delicately molded and knife-carved and wearing male attire of a red-painted winter coat with large un-painted lapels, the hands held together at the front above a slightly swelling belly that is tied tightly at the waist with a slender belt with a small pouch tied to one side, the robes falling in delicate folds, both to the front and back, and with knife-carved slits to the sides, above naturalistic leather boots, the head is modelled with feminine features and the hair is tied in a high double top-knot.
12 1/2in (31.7cm) high
The figure delicately molded and knife-carved and wearing male attire of a red-painted winter coat with large un-painted lapels, the hands held together at the front above a slightly swelling belly that is tied tightly at the waist with a slender belt with a small pouch tied to one side, the robes falling in delicate folds, both to the front and back, and with knife-carved slits to the sides, above naturalistic leather boots, the head is modelled with feminine features and the hair is tied in a high double top-knot.
12 1/2in (31.7cm) high
Footnotes
唐 彩繪陶侍從像