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A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
Tang Dynasty
Finely modelled, the figure elegantly standing in a swaying pose with
hands in front of the chest, one hand revealed by the full sleeves of
the long loose robe falling in deep folds over the upturned slippers,
the round face detailed with a ruby-red blush, with elongated eyes, full
cheeks, a crisply carved mouth, and dimpled chin, all beneath the hair
elaborately coiffed in a double-bun topknot, the figure covered in white
slip with traces of green pigment. 55cm (21 3/5in) high.
£8,000 - 10,000
CNY71,000 - 89,000

唐 陶胎彩繪仕女俑
Provenance: John J. Studzinski CBE, London

來源：大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏

This elegant and full-bodied lady exemplified the typically high-ranking
female figures of the Tang Court, reflecting the increasingly sedentary
and luxurious lifestyle of the Tang elites. In the Tang period, it was
common to beautify female faces with extensive make-up. Rouged
cheeks and lips, bold and thick eyebrows, and gaudy ornaments
between the eyebrows and at the temples were in vogue at the
time. Blush was often applied to the cheeks, reaching the eyelids,
to resemble the complexion tone achieved by drinking wine, which
was thought to imbue women with greater grace. A great number
of eyebrow styles also appear to have been popular, ranging from
willow-leaf to extremely broad and thick in shape. For references about
Tang cosmetics, see E.Schafer, ‘The Early History of Lead Pigments
and Cosmetics in China,’ in Toung Pao, 1956, vol.44, pp.413-438.
Compare with a similar painted pottery figure of a lady, Tang dynasty, in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated by S.Valenstein,
A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1975, p.67. A related
pottery figure of a court lady, Tang dynasty was sold at Bonhams
London, 8 November 2018, lot 10. A related but larger figure of a
pottery lady displaying a similar hair style to the current example, was
sold at Christie’s New York, 21 March 2002, lot 100.
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A RARE AND LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED MODEL OF
A BACTRIAN CAMEL
Tang Dynasty
Powerfully modelled standing four-square with its tall hair-lined neck
reared back, the head raised and mouth open as if bellowing, the straw-
glazed body surmounted by a brilliant green, chestnut and straw-glazed
saddle flanked by elaborate bags relief-moulded on each side by a large
bulging pack modelled as a large grimacing monster mask, surrounded
by a raised border suggestive of leather outlined with a pleated scallopped
fringe, the thick glaze running down the muscular legs, the camel covered
predominantly in amber glaze, wood base. 54cm (21.4in) high (2).

£20,000 - 30,000
CNY180,000 - 270,000
唐 三彩駱駝俑

Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 31 March 1998
John J. Studzinski CBE, London

來源：美國紐約古董商，The Chinese Porcelain Company，1998年3
月31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. 666s39, dated 30 November 1993, is consistent with the
dating of this lot.

Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（1993年11月30日，
編號666s39）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。

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