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Chinese Tang Terracotta Seated Court Lady Figure with Bird Chinese Tang Terracotta Seated Court Lady Figure with Bird Chinese Tang Terracotta Seated Court Lady Figure with Bird
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LOT 2237

Chinese Tang Terracotta Seated Court Lady Figure with Bird

TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER

12 in. (1.48 kg, 30.5 cm).

Dressed in floor-length courtly dress with floral decoration, sash with a bow to the waist, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; holding a dove in her left hand with herm right hand raised and reaching towards the bird.

Provenance

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

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.

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LOT 2237

Chinese Tang Terracotta Seated Court Lady Figure with Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950

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