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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION

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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A
COURT LADY

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The fgure is shown standing with the head turned slightly
to one side and the hands clasped beneath a shawl draped
around her shoulders that falls in long folds behind her
back. The delicate features of her face are detailed in black
pigment, and her hair is pulled up in a tall coifure.
11¿ in (28.3 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000

PROVENANCE

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1989.
唐 三彩仕女俑

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