A figure of a 'Fat Lady'. Tang dynasty (618-907) - image-1
A figure of a 'Fat Lady'. Tang dynasty (618-907) - image-2
A figure of a 'Fat Lady'. Tang dynasty (618-907) - image-1A figure of a 'Fat Lady'. Tang dynasty (618-907) - image-2

Lot 123 Dα

A figure of a 'Fat Lady'. Tang dynasty (618-907)

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 2.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 5.292 € (incl. premium)

A figure of a 'Fat Lady'. Tang dynasty (618-907)

The court lady in a long robe and with an extravagant hairstyle looks slightly to the left, her hands are folded in the sleeves in front of her chest. The red earthenware is covered with a white slip, remnants of red and black pigment in the face and hair.
Height 44.5 cm

唐 宮女立俑
證書:1999年7月1日牛津「熱釋光測年法」鑒定證書,編號 C199w86,佐證其年代
來源:德國南部私人收藏,2005年1月20日購於臺灣Li Yin Arts Co., Ltd (可提供賬單復印件)

Certificate

The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. C199w86 on 1.7.1999 is consistent with the dating of this lot

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany, acquired at Li Yin Arts Co., Ltd., Taiwan, 20.1.2005 (invoice available)