The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 566q1 is consistent with the dating of this lot

For an example of a Tang Dynasty mounted figure wearing a similar outfit see Jacques Barrere, Exhibition Catalogue, June-July, 1990. See also Christie's New York, June 2, 1989, lot 128 for a pair of figures of court ladies with similar incised robes, which can be compared to a figure illustrated by Schloss, Ancient Chinese Sculpture, pl. 52, where he notes that female figures of this type were excavated at the site of Chang zhi, Shaanxi province