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A MAGNIFICENT SANCAI AND BLUE-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE
OF A GUARDIAN WARRIOR
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The guardian is modelled with an unglazed head which bears a ferce
expression. His right hand is slightly raised and his left hand rests on his hip
and he stands triumphantly on top of a demon with failing arms on a raised
base. He is dressed in full armour with masked horned epaulettes at the
shoulder, and is splashed in blue, amber, green and cream glazes.
29¡ in. (74.6 cm.) high
£150,000–250,000 $200,000–330,000
€170,000–280,000

PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 27 November 1991, lot 291.
Christie’s New York, 18-19 September 2014, lot 724.
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 566t37 is consistent with
the dating of this lot.
唐 三彩天王像

來源: 紐約佳士得1991年11月27日拍賣，拍品291號
紐約佳士得2014年9月18-19日拍賣，拍品724號

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