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LOT 2262
Chinese Tang Terracotta Standing Musician
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
10 1/2 in. (425 grams, 26.5 cm).
Modelled standing on a square base, playing the pipes; remains of polychrome pigmentation.
Provenance
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 23.180.4-.7, for comparable seated female musicians.
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LOT 2262
Chinese Tang Terracotta Standing Musician
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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