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PROPERTY FROM THE RUTH
AND RICHARD DICKES COLLECTION
590
A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A FOREIGN
GROOM
Tang dynasty
The tall figure modeled standing atop a low plinth, with muscular arms
and fist clenched as if holding reins, clad in an amber-glazed knee-
length tunic open at the chest, with a green-glazed lapel, the unglazed
head crisply molded with large eyes and prominent nose, framed by a
futou covering the head and a long beard.
23 1/2in (59.7cm) high

$5,000 - 7,000
唐 三彩胡人俑

Provenance:
Collection of Ruth and Richard Dickes
Acquired in New York City, 24 May 1996

The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of an Oxford
Authentication Ltd. Thermoluminescence test sample no. 766s96,
dated 23 May 1996

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