A pair of painted red earthenware ‘fat ladies’
Tang dynasty, 618-907 A.D.
Both dressed in a long pleated gown, in one hand covered by the long sleave a dish with three fruits, the other hand horizontal, the head slightly turned, the sumptuous coiffure crowned with a large knot. On an asymmetrical base.
H. approx. 50.5 cm
N.B.:
The dating of this lot is in accordance with the result of thermoluminescence testing by laboratory R. Kotalla (d.d. 23 November 2012) and Oxford Authentication Ltd. (d.d. 4 march 2013).
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