Bidspirit auction | CHINESE TERRACOTTA FEMALE MUSICIAN -

CHINESE TERRACOTTA FEMALE MUSICIAN - TL TESTED - Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618 - 907. A terracotta female musician standing upright with long flowing robes, a short over-jacket, and high, coiffed hair, with painted eyes and lips, holding an instrument close to the mouth with both hands.Size: 365mm x 110mm; Weight: 1.35kgProvenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This piece has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the Lot