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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTIS
A RARE QINGBAI FIGURE OF A STANDING LADY
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
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A RARE QINGBAI FIGURE OF A STANDING LADY
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The elegant figure is shown standing on a low, cylindrical, hollow base, holding a lobed cup stand with both hands and dressed in a short tunic over long robes with punched circular motifs that fall to the tops of her shoes exposing their tips. The face is modeled with angular features beneath a plaited chignon. The figure is covered overall in a translucent, pale blue-green glaze.
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The elegant figure is shown standing on a low, cylindrical, hollow base, holding a lobed cup stand with both hands and dressed in a short tunic over long robes with punched circular motifs that fall to the tops of her shoes exposing their tips. The face is modeled with angular features beneath a plaited chignon. The figure is covered overall in a translucent, pale blue-green glaze.
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's London, 16 June 1986, lot 117.
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1988.
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1988.