A STRAW-GLAZED EARTHEWARE MODEL OF A SEATED LADY, A STANDING COURT LADY AND A DANCING COURT LADY

Estimated Value:

600 € - 1.000 €

Result:

1.165 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Tang dynasty
H. 14, 21,5 und 21,8 cm (o.S.)
Collection of the Architect Franz Hart (1910 - 1996), acquired in April 1949 from Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987) for DM 900.-, inventory no. 123 - For similar examples, see The Arts of the Tang Dynasty. The Oriental Ceramic Society, no. 33. pl. 5a; and Homage to Heaven, Homage to Earth, no. 85. p. 148: and for a Sui example, see Schloss, AncientChinese Ceramic Sculpture from Han through Tang, pl. 72. For a tomb unall painting depicting adancing lady with a similar bead-dress and dated 658 AD, see Tregear, Arts of China Neolithic Cultures to the Tang Dynasty: Recent Discoveries, no. 227, p. 129 - Partly chipped, minor losses to glaze, few small repairs

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