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Terra cotta "Fat Lady" with traces of engob…

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CHINA - TANG Dynasty (618-906) Terra cotta "Fat Lady" with traces of engobe and polychromy H. 47 cm Wear, one foot broken A 1995 thermoluminescence test is included.

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CHINA - TANG Dynasty (618-906) Terra cotta "Fat Lady" with traces of engobe and polychromy H. 47 cm Wear, one foot broken A 1995 thermoluminescence test is included.

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Estim. 300 - 350 EUR

Ox; China, Tang dynasty, 618- 906 AD. Terracotta. Presents loss of one of the horns. Measurements: 14 x 15 x 5,5 cm. The Tang dynasty is considered by historians as a moment of splendor of the Chinese civilization, equal or even superior to the Han period. Stimulated by the contact with India and the Middle East, through the Silk Road, the Tang empire experienced a creative boom in many fields. The great cultural opening will result in an art fundamentally colorful, expressive and very eclectic, although it continues to be mainly for funerary use, where the artist remains anonymous craftsman. However, from this moment on, high-fired ceramics, decorated with enamels, will be used as a status symbol, with typologies such as vessels for the table of the litterateur and all kinds of crockery. Terracotta, on the other hand, is still used for grave goods, although stoneware will also be used from now on, especially for the tombs of nobles and scholars. It presents loss of one of the horns.

Estim. 5 000 - 5 500 EUR

Fat Lady. Ancient China, Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD. Terracotta. Good condition. Provenance: Purchased at Galería F., Spain, Madrid, 2022; Thermoluminescence test (TL) attached. Measurements: 52 x 21 cm. Example of a Chinese terracotta figure from the Tang dynasty of a "Fat Lady", dressed in a long robe richly decorated that falls to her feet in heavy folds, enhancing her graceful figure. She wears her hands tucked into her sleeves and holds a dog. She has a highly detailed face, with ruby cheeks and hair pulled back in a pretty bun. The eyes are elongated, the pointed nose, dimpled chin and precisely carved red-painted mouth are distinctive features that mark the unique aesthetic taste of the Tang dynasty. The lady rests on a flat base with rounded edges.

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Warrior on camel made of patinated metal with a ceramic look. Following the models of the Tang Dynasty. China, 20th century. 44cm high

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