Lot Essay
Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test numbers C198c57 and C198c58 are consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MIDWEST COLLECTION
A PAIR OF PAINTED RED POTTERY FIGURES OF COURT LADIES
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
A PAIR OF PAINTED RED POTTERY FIGURES OF COURT LADIES
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each standing figure has a full face modeled with delicate features below an elaborate helmet-like coiffure, and is shown with her head tilted to the side, and wearing a shawl tucked into the top of her long skirt while her hands are hidden within the long sleeves of her undergarment. Both have traces of orangy-red and black pigment and the long left sleeve of one figure is partially covered in an amber glaze.
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high (2)
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Each standing figure has a full face modeled with delicate features below an elaborate helmet-like coiffure, and is shown with her head tilted to the side, and wearing a shawl tucked into the top of her long skirt while her hands are hidden within the long sleeves of her undergarment. Both have traces of orangy-red and black pigment and the long left sleeve of one figure is partially covered in an amber glaze.
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Priestly & Ferraro Chinese Art, London, April 1998.
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