A PAIR OF SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF CIVIL OFFICIALS TANG DYNASTY |

each modeled standing on a pierced rockwork plinth, with hands concealed within a textured muff in front of the chest, wearing high-collared, full-sleeved, belted robes ending in a slender row of pleats above the knees, the long ruffle-hemmed under-robe pooling at the base revealing the tips of shoes, the robes and base applied and splashed with green, amber and straw glazes, the unglazed head well articulated, each bearing differing expressions, one serene below a small wedge-shaped cap, the other alert with animated features beneath a taller upcurved hat (2)

Collection of Joseph Winterbotham, Jr. (1878-1954).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago in 1954 (acc. no. 1954.415a-b).  

Both figures with restored breaks to extremities such as the ends of the caps, there is wear overall, crazing, glaze loss and glaze restoration as well as minor repairs. The figure with the smaller cap with the head restuck and restoration to raised back collar of the robe.
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