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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
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A GROUP OF SIX PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES PROVENANCE
OF SEATED FEMALE MUSICIANS Gisèle Croës, Brussels, acquired in 1994.
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
EXHIBITED
Each fgure wears a long shawl draped over the shoulders of her low-bodiced Paris, XVIIe Biennale des Antiquaires, Gisele Croës, 10-24 November 1994.
dress that falls in graceful folds around her knees. They are shown in
LITERATURE
performance playing a variety of instruments including the lute, cymbals and
various types of futes. The facial features are delicately modeled in a serene Gisele Croës, XVIIe Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris, 1994, no. 70.
expression and the hair is adorned with a headdress. There are traces of
original red, black and green pigments.
Each: 7Ω in. (19 cm.) high
(6)
$40,000-60,000
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