A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY

TANG DYNASTY

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A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
Tang Dynasty
The plump, elegant figure standing with body swayed to the side, wearing long, loose robes painted with pale flowers on a black ground, her full face with delicate features framed by the stiff wings of an elaborate hairdo topped by an offset pouf
21.3/8in. (54.3cm.) high

拍品專文

As with other pottery court ladies of this type, the plump figure, long, loose robes, exaggerated hair style and elegant carriage are a reflection of the fashion of the court during this period of the Tang dynasty. This 'ideal' woman was a definite departure from earlier standards. Two court ladies of this type excavated with others in 1955 from tomb 131 at Gaolon Village, Xian, Shaaxi province, were included in the exhibition, The Quest for Eternity, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, 1987, Catalogue, pp. 139 and 140, nos. 83 and 84, where it is noted that contemporary literature attested 'to imposing physical impression created by ladies of the flourishing Tang period'.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C198f74 is consistent with the dating of this lot