Ancient Chinese, Tang Dynasty Terracotta A Superb Painted Pottery Figure of a Court Lady- Fat Lady, TL test, H - 39 cm. - 39×0×0 cm

Tang Dynasty (618-907) , Xián, Shaanxi province, China With the original colours. High 49 cm. Particularly good condition. Fired in antiquity. Genuine and original pottery item. China, Good condition. Our Guarantee: The above item is guaranteed to be of the time period and condition as described, has been exported legally and is legal to buy and sell under all international lows to cultural patrimony. - Provenance: very important and old private German collection, Mr. W. R. Wiesbaden, collected before 1995. Well modelled standing with body swayed on the left site and head turned to the site, the ends of her long sleeves hanging gracefully from her hands in front of her corpulent body. Heavy robes falling in deep folds on her shoes painted with pale red and red floral sprays and florets arranged in patterns on the pule green and red ground. The lady with a pule green scarf draped over the shoulders that trails down her back where the robes flare out gracefully atop the base. Her full face modelled with delicate features framed by stiff wings of her coiffure to one side, traces of original red, black, green pigment. The elegant figure exemplifies the court ladies that became fashionable in the second half of the Tang dynasty. Figures of similar style were excavated from the tomb of Wu Shouzhong, who was buried near the Tang capital, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, in 748 A. D. See the Quest for Eternity, Los Angeles Country Museum, 1987, nos. 83 and 84. Although the models of court ladies made in the early part of the Tang dynasty depict them wearing tight-fitting garments, which accentuated their slender forms, the reign of the Emperor Ming Huang seems to have heralded the growing in popularity of a more generous female form and the adoption of less structured, more flowing robes. This change in style has traditionally been attributed to the influence of the emperor’s adored concubine Yang Guifei, who was reported to have had a rather voluptuous figure. However, excavated figures suggest that the fashion for more voluptuous figures was already coming to prominence by the time that Yang Guifei won the emperor’s admiration. The figures of this type usually hold their hands in front of them, in order to provide a more graceful arrangement of their sleeves, as can been seen in the present court lady. - A Certificate of Authenticity from Becker Antiques (specialist in Chinese pottery since 1969, Amsterdam) will accompany the item. - All items legal to buy/sell under The Netherlands covering cultural patrimony and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. - The result of the thermoluminescence test, is consistent with the dating of the item, Tan dynasty. Sampling in 3 different points. Extra test Pre-dose test has been done Pre-dose test confirms old firing without any kind of artificial x-ray treatments! Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. It will be professionally packed and safely send in a wooden crate by Fed. Ex. Buyers are responsible for import regulation and restrictions of their own country About us Becker Antiques is one of the most leading reputable antique dealers in the Netherlands. Becker Antiques is a name and place that speaks of excellent antiques and art, outstanding service, and worldwide expertise. Founded in 1969 by Jan Simon Becker, Becker Antiques is based in Museum quarter, Amsterdam Oud-Zuid, in a magnificent five-floor townhouse build 1891, at a few minutes from “Rijksmuseum” (National Museum of Art) , the Van Gogh Museum and the famous “Royal Concertgebouw”. Becker Antiques main field covers ceramics – pottery funerary figures (dated from the Han through the Ming dynasties) , Buddhist sculptures and other Chinese works of art. Our other sections are Asian works of art – concerns objects from Japan and Southeast Asian countries including bronze, stone and wooden sculptures, Chinese furniture from the Qing Dynasty and of course occasional other items. For the last 53 years we have been selling antiques to museums, private collectors, and dealers all over the world.