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           STATUETTE DE DAME À HAUTE COIFFE   STATUETTE DE DAME DE COUR EN    STATUETTE D’UN FONCTIONNAIRE EN
           EN TERRE CUITE                    TERRE CUITE                      TERRE CUITE
           Dynastie Tang (618-906)           Dynastie Tang (618-906)          Dynastie Sui/Tang (589-906)

           A POTTERY FIGURE OF A HIGH-CAPPED   A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT   A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN
           LADY                              LADY                             OFFICIAL
           Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD)         Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD)        Sui/Tang Dynasty (589-906 AD)
           Wearing a long scarf around her shoulders, a   The figure standing with arms folded beneath   The figure well-modelled, depicted standing,
           long high-waisted robe and an under-blouse   the long shawl draped over her shoulders and   the slender body clad in long flowing robes
           with long, narrow sleeves concealing her   worn over the low-bodice dress with long,   beneath wearing a fur cape falling in
           hands, wearing a high spherical headdress.   red skirt falling over the upturned slippers,   graceful pleats.
           31.5cm (12 3/8in) high.           her round face modelled with a demure   26.5cm (10 3/8in) high.
                                             expression, framed by the almost geometrical
           €200 - 300                        hairline of their coiffure, with traces of orange,   €400 - 600
                                             red and black pigments.
           Provenance:                       36.5cm (14 3/8in) high.          Provenance:
           Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired                        Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
           prior to 1935                     €300 - 500                       prior to 1935
           Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)                             Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
                                             Provenance:
           Compare with a similar pottery figure of a lady,  Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired   隋/唐 彩繪官員陶俑
           mid-7th century, in the Musée Guimet, Paris,   prior to 1935
           illustrated by J-P.Desroches, Compagnons   Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)   來源:
           d’éternité, Paris, 1996, p.168, fig.9.                             巴黎Robert Rousset(1901-1981)舊藏,
                                             唐 彩繪仕女陶俑                         於1935年前入藏
           唐 仕女陶俑                                                             巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset(1936-2021)舊藏
                                             來源:
           來源:                               巴黎Robert Rousset(1901-1981)舊藏,
           巴黎Robert Rousset(1901-1981)舊藏,    於1935年前入藏
           於1935年前入藏                         巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset(1936-2021)舊藏
           巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset(1936-2021)舊藏

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