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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
An Unusual Miniature Red Pottery Figure of a Court Lady
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Shown standing with body slightly swayed atop a faceted base, her raised arms hidden within the long sleeves of her long full robes tied below the bodice, with a shawl draped around the shoulders, her hair dressed in a very elaborate stiff coif that frames her small, delicate face, with traces of white slip, and orangy red, black and green pigment
4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high
Falk Collection no. 25.
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Shown standing with body slightly swayed atop a faceted base, her raised arms hidden within the long sleeves of her long full robes tied below the bodice, with a shawl draped around the shoulders, her hair dressed in a very elaborate stiff coif that frames her small, delicate face, with traces of white slip, and orangy red, black and green pigment
4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high
Falk Collection no. 25.
Provenance
C.T. Loo, New York, January 1962.