A POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY China, Tang dynasty Pottery. H. 38.5 cm. The lady has a full face, clear features, her hair is neatly arranged covering the back of her neck and tied into an extravagant chignon. She is dressed in a long-sleeved, high-waisted robe that falls in pleats to the floor, covering her feet. She holds both her hands in front of her. Her left hand is hidden inside the sleeve, whilst the right hand is exposed. Well preserved, with color residues and soil stains on the surface. For comparison, see a figure of a court lady excavated from the tomb of Wu Shouzhong in the collection of Shaanxi History Museum, also the Tomb figure of a court lady, No. 47.1550, Paul and Helen Bernat Galleries, Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Expertise: With result of thermoluminescence test from the laboratory Oxford University (Sep. 4, 1984). Provenienz: From an important private collection in Brussels, the collector purchased it from Gisèle Croës in Brussels in the 1980s.
A POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY China, Tang dynasty Pottery. H. 38.5 cm. The lady has a full face, clear features, her hair is neatly arranged covering the back of her neck and tied into an extravagant chignon. She is dressed in a long-sleeved, high-waisted robe that falls in pleats to the floor, covering her feet. She holds both her hands in front of her. Her left hand is hidden inside the sleeve, whilst the right hand is exposed. Well preserved, with color residues and soil stains on the surface. For comparison, see a figure of a court lady excavated from the tomb of Wu Shouzhong in the collection of Shaanxi History Museum, also the Tomb figure of a court lady, No. 47.1550, Paul and Helen Bernat Galleries, Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Expertise: With result of thermoluminescence test from the laboratory Oxford University (Sep. 4, 1984). Provenienz: From an important private collection in Brussels, the collector purchased it from Gisèle Croës in Brussels in the 1980s.
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