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THBChinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Plaque w/ Dancers
Lot 137b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A fabulous mold-formed terracotta plaque of a rectangular form with a flat verso and relatively smooth peripheries. Displayed within the recessed arch are a pair of female dancers during an elegant performance, each wearing a belted gown with lengthy sleeves that create a flowing presentation when their arms are waved in the air. The dancer on the left holds her right leg in front of her left with locked knees and stands with a straight posture while dipping her head, and the rightmost dancer bends her upper body above bent knees. The faces are defined with closed, almond-shaped eyes, petite noses above puffy lips, and tall foreheads, with one featuring a singular backswept coiffure lobe, and the other with a pair of spherical lobes. Traces of original white pigment are visible across the composition and suggest that the plaque was at one time painted with vibrant pigmentation. An attractive and sensitive presentation of dancing performers from the Tang Dynasty! Size: 12.375" W x 12.6" H (31.4 cm x 32 cm).
Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA; ex-Jadestone Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA, acquired at auction in the early 1990s; ex-private southern California, USA collection
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#149594Chips and losses to peripheries, some interior areas, and original pigmentation as shown. Minor nicks and abrasions to dancers, framework, peripheries, and verso, with softening to some finer details, and fading to original pigment. Nice earthen deposits and traces of original pigment throughout.Condition
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