TANG DYNASTY

Details

A painted red pottery figure of a court lady
Tang Dynasty
The elegant plump figure standing with hands clasped within her wide sleeves and the pointed shoes exposed from underneath the hem, the full face framed by a helmet-like coif gathered at the top by a high knot, some restoration
39.2 cm. high

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Lot Essay

Court ladies with a similar hairstyle were offered in our London Rooms, 19 June 2001, lot 9.
For further discussion on this type of court lady, see footnote of lot 483
The result of the ASA (Authentification et Datation d'Objets d'Art et d'Archéolgie par Méthodes Scientifiques) test no. 20.10.38 - TL 104071 - 104270, is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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