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A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
Tang Dynasty
The elegant figure standing slightly swaying to the left, wearing a long,
loose-fitting robe with long sleeves decorated with flowers, her arms
folded in the front with he right hand pointing forward, the left hand
concealed in the sleeve, the round face with gentle expression beneath
a heavy chignon, stand. 33cm (13in) high. (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 44,000
唐 陶胎彩繪仕女俑

Provenance: Vanderven Oriental Art, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 27 June 2007
John J. Studzinski CBE, London

來源：荷蘭斯海爾托亨博斯古董商，Vanderven Oriental Art，2007年
6月27日
大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test
no.C107r74, is consistent with the dating of this lot.

Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果
（編號C107r74）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。

This portly female figure represents the ideal of beauty during the
Tang dynasty, which was often associated with Yang Guifei, one
of China’s great beauties and the influential concubine of the Tang
emperor Xuangzong (r.712–756). The floral designs depicted on the
flowing robes may have represented the extravagant floral scrolls and
medallions seen on Tang dynasty silk textiles. The flowers appearing
on this lady’s garment are similar to those on a fragment of a Tang
dynasty silk in the British Museum (acc.no.MAS856). A related pottery
figure of a court lady, Tang dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Beijing,
is illustrated in Diao Shi Ru Sheng: Gugong Cang Sui Tang Taoyong,
Beijing, 2006, no.41, p.95.; another pottery figure, Tang dynasty, is
illustrated in the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Exhibition of Oriental
Ceramics, Osaka, 1982, p.21, no.4.

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A PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF A HORSE AND
FEMALE ENTERTAINER
Tang Dynasty
Well modelled, the horse standing four-square with head down, the
sinewy body painted with carmine pigments setting off the black
painted saddle, the female rider with peaceful facial expression,
wearing a headdress featuring raised circular bosses, with one hand
touching her chest. 37cm (14 3/5in) high.

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY53,000 - 71,000

唐 陶胎彩繪仕女騎馬俑

Provenance: John Eskenazi Ltd., London, 9 February 1995
John J. Studzinski CBE, London

來源：英國倫敦古董商，John Eskenazi Ltd.，1995年2月9日
大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test
no. 666c66 dated 22 May 1992, is consistent with the dating of
this lot.

Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（1992年5月22日，
編號666c66）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。

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