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           A PAIR OF POTTERY MODELS OF
           COURT LADIES
           Tang Dynasty
           Each with the hair dressed in an elaborate
           chignon, wearing long flowing robes with
           voluminous sleeves, decorated in white and
           black pigments.
           32.5cm (12 3/4in) high (2).
           £800 - 1,200
           HK$7,800 - 12,000
           CNY6,800 - 10,000
           Oxford thermoluminescence test report
           number 466s80, 21 February 1989, is
           consistent with the dating of this lot.









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                                                                              A LARGE POTTERY MODEL OF A
                                                                              LOKAPALA
                                                                              Tang Dynasty
                                                                              The figure wearing a tall helmet and long
                                                                              flowing robes with armour over a pleated
                                                                              tunic, the upper body turned to the right
                                                                              and arms held out to the front, standing
                                                                              on a raised base, red and white pigments
                                                                              remaining.
                                                                              75cm (29 1/2in) high
                                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                              HK$9,700 - 15,000
                                                                              CNY8,500 - 13,000
                                                                              Provenance
                                                                              An English Private Collection.

                                                                              Oxford Thermoluminescence Test report
                                                                              number C123a66 is consistent with the
                                                                              dating of this lot.





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