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Sancai Court Lady, Tang Dynasty

Sancai Court Lady, Tang Dynasty (618 - 907)

Dimensions:
  30.50cm high (  12.01 inches high)



A very rare sancai yellow and blue glazed figure of a court lady.

ref.4855

Literature:
Figures with blue glaze are rare. A similar figure unearthed 1959 from the Tang tomb at Zhongbu village in the Western suburb of Xi'an City is illustrated in "National Treasure Collection of Rare Cultural Relics of Shaanxi Province" 1998, P.134,135

Condition:
excellent
A positive Oxford thermoluminescence test, consistent with the date attribution is available.