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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, NEW YORK

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A LARGE PAINTED RED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY

TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The elegant fgure stands on a fat, shaped base, with head turned slightly to
the side and hands positioned within her long sleeves holding a dish of fruits.
Her long robes fall in heavy folds that emphasize the graceful sway of her body.
The face is sensitively modeled with full cheeks, a small mouth and elongated
eyes, and is framed by the stif wings of her coifure which is drawn up and
then divided into two soft loops. The fgure is covered in a white slip and has
traces of black and red pigment.
18 Ω in. (46.8 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong by 1999.
Priestley & Ferraro, London, 1 February 2001.
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. PH 2/432 (22 March
1999), is consistent with the dating of this lot.
唐 彩繪陶仕女俑

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