TANG DYNASTY

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A painted red pottery figure of a female polo player
Tang Dynasty
Astride a galloping horse, extending all four legs to their fullest in mid air, the female polo player seated firmly in the saddle with legs stretched forwards, the body twisted to the left, her arms bent to swing the polo stick, dressed in and orange tunic above brown boots, her hair gathered in a top knot, covered in white slip with orange, brown and black pigment, some restoration
34 cm. long, with stand

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Lot Essay

This polo-player is closely related to the well-known group of four female polo-players in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, referred to in the Handbook of the Collections, Kansas City, 1959, p. 208. See also Margaret Medley, Tang Pottery and Porcelain, pl. 41, p. 51.

The result of thermoluminescence test, Brussels Art Laboratory no. 2000 (64/668), is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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