18TH CENTURY

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A PAINTED IVORY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
18TH CENTURY
Shown standing holding a quadrilobed tray in her right hand, wearing shoes for bound feet that project from the concave base surrounded by the hem of her long robes, traces of pigment
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.), wood stand, box

Exhibited

Oriental Works of Art, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London, 4 - 19 November 2004, no. 27.

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Lot Essay

This elegant figure is stylistically similar in her dress and demeanor to the court ladies that are shown in a series of painted ivory appliqué pictures illustrated in The Palace Museum Collection of Elite Carvings, Beijing, 2002, pp. 193-214. which are dated to middle Qing dynasty.

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