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Hey Bill H, Rat, etc
I think you�re being too polite to this person. He has been excessively rude to everyone who has been trying to give well-meaning advice.
I�m no expert, but Mr Norton, please note the following:
� the fact that this object emulates Tang dynasty style does not mean there has been �1,000 years� of copying. Tang ceramics have gone in and out of style, but the current era of copying is very recent and exists only to feed current market hunger for such things;
� the object can also not be said to be some sort of �honest� peasant�s art with some sort of lineage going back a milennium. It is tourist-oriented fakery designed to trick people with something that looks old, but is not a �copy� of anything in particular;
� the object is not a �lady with a bird�. The link to Cornell you posted is clearly of a well-known Tang dynasty type, the �fat lady�. Your object is probably a rough approximation of a Tang dynasty spearman or groom figure, dolled up with a bird as Cal says to �cutesy� it up for tourists.
It is a tourist artifact.
Please show respect to Bill H, Rat and Cal etc when they give you the benefit of their extensive experience.
JLim
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