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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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