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TANG AND LIAO CERAMICS
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. JAMES E. BREECE III
A SMALL PAINTED RED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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A SMALL PAINTED RED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Standing in an elegantly swayed stance with head turned to the right and hands held in front, wearing heavy, full-sleeved robes and shoes with upturned toes, her full face with small red mouth and a trace of a gold decoration on the forehead framed by her unusual, large carapace-like coif drawn up into a chignon in front, with traces of dark pink, red, black and green pigment and white slip
14 3/8in. (36.5cm.) high
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Standing in an elegantly swayed stance with head turned to the right and hands held in front, wearing heavy, full-sleeved robes and shoes with upturned toes, her full face with small red mouth and a trace of a gold decoration on the forehead framed by her unusual, large carapace-like coif drawn up into a chignon in front, with traces of dark pink, red, black and green pigment and white slip
14 3/8in. (36.5cm.) high