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LOT 0414
Chinese Tang Musician Set
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
6 1/4 - 7 1/8 in. (1.9 kg total, 16-18 cm).
A group of three ceramic musician figurines, each in loose-fitting garments with painted detailing: one cross-legged with a pot, another sitting with a gord, a third standing with a tambour. [3]
Provenance
Ex Hong Kong collection.
London Mayfair gallery, UK.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k23 from Oxford Authentication for one of the figures.
Literature
See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, for comparable figures and discussion.
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