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Auction archive: Lot number 216

A VERY LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN

Auction 01.12.1997
1 Dec 1997
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,985 - US$8,309
Price realised:
£3,450
ca. US$5,733
Auction archive: Lot number 216

A VERY LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN

Auction 01.12.1997
1 Dec 1997
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,985 - US$8,309
Price realised:
£3,450
ca. US$5,733
Beschreibung:

A VERY LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN tang dynasty Standing with hands held together across the waist under the broad sleeves of the loose robes, the head well modelled with pronounced features and bold expression, wearing an official cap detailed with a bird badge, the sleeves with even splashes of green, brown and straw glazes, the arms brown and the legs green, the head unglazed but detailed with traces of orange pigment, base restored 40½in. (103cm.) high

Auction archive: Lot number 216
Auction:
Datum:
1 Dec 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A VERY LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN tang dynasty Standing with hands held together across the waist under the broad sleeves of the loose robes, the head well modelled with pronounced features and bold expression, wearing an official cap detailed with a bird badge, the sleeves with even splashes of green, brown and straw glazes, the arms brown and the legs green, the head unglazed but detailed with traces of orange pigment, base restored 40½in. (103cm.) high

Auction archive: Lot number 216
Auction:
Datum:
1 Dec 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
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