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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D.
16 - 16 1/8 in. (8.4 kg total, 40.5-41 cm high).
A group of two ceramic figures, each modelled as a female musician on horseback, each horse standing on a quadrilateral base with one leg raised, head held low and mouth open, with semi-naturalistic anatomical and facial features, dressed tail and moulded saddle, painted head collars and harnesses; both female figures wearing long dresses, leaning to one side of their mount and playing a wind instrument; extensive remains of painted polychrome pigment. [2]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1990s-2000.
Ex D.N. collection.
Accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence test certificate no.CJ42522022 issued by Oxford Authentication.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11245-189433.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an, for comparable figures.
