A PAINTED GRAY POTTERY FIGURE OF A FOREIGN GROOM


Tang dynastyDressed in a fur-lined tunic with the lapels turned backward on his corpulent figure and a cloth cap on his head with intent eyes and exaggerated features as he stands with feet spread on a low plinth, and his arms stretched apart to hold the lead on a beast of burden, the surfaces showing remains of red, brown and black pigments on a white slip ground. 16 1/4in (41.3cm) high
|Provenance Christie's, New York, 18 September 2003, lot 203Collection of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breece IIIThe result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C101b32, dated 25 January 2001, is consistent with the dating of this lot.