TWO SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF GROOMS
TANG DYNASTY
£693
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 16 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
唐 三彩牽馬陶俑(共兩件)
each moulded standing on short plinth, right hand raised, left hand slightly curved, fists clenched as if securing the reins of horses, wearing long amber-glazed pleated tunics with large green lapels
Dimensions
heights: 33.3cm and 33cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Melrose; acquired in China in the 1940's when working for Shell, thence by descent