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LOT 2181
Large Chinese Tang Lady on Striding Horse
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
19 1/2 in. (3.4 kg, 49.5 cm).
Modelled in the round; the horse in advancing pose with one foreleg raised, copious mane; the female rider with upright posture, wearing an ankle-length coral-coloured robe with long bell sleeves, scooped shoulder panels and raised collar, hair piled in an elaborate bun; remains of pigment to the hair and footwear, face and other details.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, Bath, Somerset, UK, 1970-2000s.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report, sample no.C121m34 from Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11367-189790.
Cf. Tang Dynasty female rider in less elaborate costume in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no. 51.93a, b.
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LOT 2181
Large Chinese Tang Lady on Striding Horse
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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