A Large Painted Pottery Figure of a ´Fat Lady´
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Utropspris
150 000-200 000 SEK
Beskrivning
A Large Painted Pottery Figure of a 'Fat Lady', the portly figure standing with her hips slightly swayed, her dress falling in heavy folds, her face with full fleshy cheeks, delicately painted with rosebud lips and finely delineated eyes and eyebrows, framed by the hair swept into a loose daomaji (falling off the horse), Tang dynasty (618-907), probably mid 8th century, according to Thermoluminescence Report from Oxford Authentication Ltd, England, 4 June 2008, height c. 74 cm, wear, cracks
LITERATURE
Östasiatiska Museet, 'Kinesiska Gravfiguriner', Stockholm, 1987, p. 62
Margeret Medley, 'The Chinese Potter, A Practical History of Chinese Ceramics', Oxford, 1989, p. 79
Margaret Medley, 'Tang Pottery & Porcelain', 1981, p. 49
Auktionsnummer:
3012
Datum:
2015-12-03