Lot 801. A large blue and sancai-glazed pottery figure of a court official, China, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) high. Estimate $18,000 - $25,000. Price Realized $43,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Shown standing on a rockwork base with hands clasped and hidden within his long sleeves, his outer robe worn over a long skirt and glazed amber with resist-splashed blue borders, with traces of pigment on his unglazed face and bird-decorated court hat.

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.