Description:

East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A lovely pottery female tomb attendant with a characteristically elongated body donning a traditional long robe - her hands clasped together beneath the billowing sash. Adding to the statue's aesthetic beauty is the desired sancai glaze technique - gracing the surfaces with lustrous glazes of spring green, caramel amber, and creamy white hues. This technique is usually comprised of three colors, as Sancai literally means "three colors". During the Tang dynasty, representations of humans and animals were frequently placed in burial chambers to honor the deceased. Overall, a remarkable piece of visual culture and history! Size: 8.375" H (21.3 cm)

Provenance: ex collection of F. Bohmer, Cologne, ex-private New Jersey collection acquired around 1980

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#153446

  • Condition: Minor losses/repairs to coiffure and head possibly reattached, but very well done. Normal surface wear but much stunning glaze remains. A few spalls and surface abrasions as shown. Minor chips to hemline - most likely from removal from kiln - with possible small areas of added clay to remedy this. Nice sancai glaze, painted eyes and brows, and deposits grace surface.

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