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LOT 1652
Large Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
16 in. (2.6 kg, 40.5 cm high).
Modelled standing facing in a floor-length courtly dress featuring a hand fan and floral print; hands held within voluminous sleeves at her chest, presenting a small lidded box; remains of polychrome pigmentation.
Provenance
Ex West Country collection, Bath, 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.CJ142522022 from Laboratory Kotalla.
Literature
Cf. Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, pls.30 and 34, for similar examples.
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