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Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Ancient Art / PAIR OF CHINESE TERRACOTTA FEMALE DANCERS - TL TESTED
Tang dynasty, Ca. AD 618 - 907. A pair of terracotta female dancers, each standing with the long robe flaring towards the hem and wearing a close-fitting bodice with a sash draped diagonally across the chest. The heads are turned slightly upward, with high coiffures. The hands are concealed within long sleeves, one arm raised beside the head and the other lowered at the side. Traces of red, green, and black pigment remain on the robes and heads. For similar see: The Guimet Museum, MA 4687, 4292, 4699, 4686, 4698; Christie's, Live Auction 11928, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art part I, 18 March 2016, Lot 1480. Size: 310-315mm x 165-180mm; Weight: 2.1kg Provenance: From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK /European art markets.
Estimate:£400
Sold for:£650
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Estimate:
£400
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