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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FREDERICK A. AND SHARON L. KLINGENSTEIN PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FREDERICK A. AND SHARON L. KLINGENSTEIN
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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY TRIPOD JAR AND A COVER A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The jar of globular form, is covered with a rich, lustrous sancai glaze which The court lady is shown standing with her body swayed to one side and her
stops short of the rounded base, and is supported on three lion-form feet. head turned inquisitively to the other side. Her hands which are held in front of
The fat cover has a bud-form fnial. her chest are concealed within the voluminous sleeves of her robe which has
black fowers decorating the skirt. Her hair is dressed in an elaborate coifure.
6√ in. (17.5 cm.) high
25¿ in. (63.8 cm.) high
$30,000-50,000
$60,000-80,000
PROVENANCE
The Hardy Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from the PROVENANCE
Sze Yuan Tang; Christie’s New York, 21 September 1995, lot 92. Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1996.
Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1995.
唐 彩繪陶仕女俑
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. 566a9
is consistent with the dating of this lot.
唐 三彩三足罐

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