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9. Figure Of A Court Lady China 10th c.; Tang (618 - 907) terracotta Height: 22 7/8 inches |
The standing figure of a female court attendant leans elegantly to one side, a small dog nestled into her voluminous sleeves. Fashionably attired in a high waisted gown of green and red-floret patterned fabric that falls well below the feet allowing only the exaggerated toes of her luxurious ‘cloud’ slippers to peak out. The full green sleeves envelop her hands and arms which cradle a small, furry dog. The elaborate hairstyle, cold-painted black, of a high chignon, has been purposefully collapsed to emit an erotic recklessness. Her softly rounded face is modeled with expressive eyes under painted ‘moth’ brows, a small, pert nose and vermillion lips. |