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A FINE AND LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL
LADY Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty The figure standing on a pierced rock base, the hands clasped
Her face with full round cheeks, red lips and black eyebrows framed together under the long sleeves, covered in an amber glaze with
by a shield-shape coif with a high topknot, the rotund figure standing splashes of green and cream.
with her arms raised, the hands covered under the ample sleeves of 76.5cm (30 1/8in) high
the voluminous gown falling in crisp pleats to the upturned toes of
her shoes, still present several traces of pigments. 82cm (32 1/4in) £1,500 - 2,000
high HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
£7,000 - 10,000
HK$74,000 - 110,000
CNY62,000 - 88,000
Provenance: The Property of a Gentleman.
A private collection formed in the 1990s.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd thermoluminescence
test sample number C118c65, 17 April 2018, is consistent with
the dating of this lot.

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