Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 528
A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY TANG DYNASTY She stands with her hands before...
Estimate £2,500 - £3,500 | Hammer £2900
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Description
A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY
TANG DYNASTY
She stands with her hands before her wearing long-sleeved robes and pointed shoes, her dress decorated with various patterns painted in red, green, blue and black pigments, with a large jewel set in her elaborate hairstyle and a string of beads around her graceful neck, 36.8cm.
Together with the original Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Analysis Report, sample no.C103y29, dated 5th December 2003.
Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam, 3rd May 2005, lot 207; sold in these rooms on 20th May 2009, lot 148. A copy of the invoice is available.