A Chinese sancai glazed pottery figure of a civil official Tang dynasty The official depicted standing in a green surcoat with long sleeves; the borders mottled with amber, straw, and green over a long straw-glazed robe; with unglazed, painted head, wearing an official's cap with two peaks and a curled topknot, all raised on a pierced and mottle-glazed reniform base. Approx. H: 28 5/8 in,. 72.7cm PROVENANCE: E. & J. Frankel, New York, New York. Collection of Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Washington, D.C. (acquired directly from the above January 11, 2003.) NOTE: According to the Frankel receipt, the present work had been TL tested by Oxford Authentication Lab.