Details
The first, a miniature painted pottery figure of a male attendant, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); the second, a molded and painted grey pottery figure of a boy, Song-Yuan dynasty (AD 960-1368); the third, a small molded pottery figure of a shoe, Tang dynasty or later.
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high; 4½ in. (11.5 cm.) high; 4 in. (10.1 cm.) across


Provenance
First and second:
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.

Third:
J.T. Tai & Company, no. A-276, 1965.
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibited
Third:
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, 3500 Years of Chinese Art: Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 9 July-31 October 1987.
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