A SMALL PAINTED BUFF POTTERY FIGURE OF A FEMALE DANCER

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A SMALL PAINTED BUFF POTTERY FIGURE OF A FEMALE DANCER
TANG DYNASTY

Shown with body swayed deeply to one side creating a graceful curve counterbalanced by the position of her arms encased within the long, narrow sleeves which conceal her hands, the scarf draped across her bodice tied in a knot in back below the high waist of her red-striped skirt, her face molded and painted with delicate features and her hair drawn up and back into a crescent, traces of red, black and pale green pigment (small chips)
8¼in. ( 21cm.) high

Lot Essay

A dancer with a similar swaying stance and upraised arm was sold in these rooms June 1, 1990, lot 154

The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 766h86 is consistent with the dating of this lot