Lot Essay
A similar group of four kneeling female musicians is illustrated by Qin Ting Yu in Zhongguo gudai taosu yisu (Chinese Ancient Ceramic and Art) Beijing, 1957, fig. 53.
TANG DYNASTY
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TWO PAINTED STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF FEMALE ENTERTAINERS
Tang Dynasty
One a kneeling musician playing a lute, the other a graceful dancer wearing a shawl, her arms within the long, narrow sleeves poised mid-dance, both covered with a glaze of yellowish tone retaining traces of red pigment
8 and 10in. (20.3 and 26.7cm.) high (2)
Tang Dynasty
One a kneeling musician playing a lute, the other a graceful dancer wearing a shawl, her arms within the long, narrow sleeves poised mid-dance, both covered with a glaze of yellowish tone retaining traces of red pigment
8 and 10in. (20.3 and 26.7cm.) high (2)
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