Mingqi - Terracotta - A Brilliant Large Painted Red Pottery Pair of Fat Ladies, TL-Tests, H 40-41 cm. - China - Tang Dynasty (618-907)

Outstanding pottery "mingqi" Fat Ladies, High 40cm. , and 41 cm. With the original colours! (very important for this type of pottery figure regarding their quality) Note: A Certificate of Authenticity from Becker Antiques (antique dealers 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. Both standing wearing a long flowing gown falling in deep folds with elegant shoes peaking out from below the hem, the two figures standing atop a shaped base with hands hidden within the sleeves, painted in green and red with scattered flower-heads, the serene faces with fine features tiled upwards as if looking at the sky, the hair tied into a lotus bud forming a topknot. Figures of this type have been excavated from Tang tombs in the area of the Tang capital, Changan, near present-day Xian. Compare the slightly large court lady in the Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, which has similar scattered flower-heads on her robes. Provenance: Dutch private collection. 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 responsable for import regulation and restrictions of their own country