Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.

11 3/8 in. (1.6 kg, 29 cm).

Sitting on a low folding chair, with elaborately dressed hair and blusher on her cheeks, wearing a draped robe with green floral detailing, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; arms raised within the sleeves exposing her delicate hands; puppy at her foot.

Provenance

From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122k22 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12447-226143.

Literature

See Caroselli, S.L. ed., The Quest For Eternity Chinese Ceramic Sculptures From The People's Republic Of China, London, 1987, p.viii, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 2138