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THBChinese Tang Dynasty Terracotta Court Attendant, TL'd
Lot 89b
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A striking ceramic figure of a court attendant, standing with hands clasped together over the chest and wearing flowing garments with pointy-toed shoes. The attendant presents a serious visage with finely modeled and painted features - large, almond-shaped eyes, a naturalistic nose and ears, red pursed lips, and full cheeks, all topped by an upraised coiffure with a topknot. Nice traces of white, black, and red pigments remain. During the Tang Dynasty, the ancients placed such model figures in tombs to ensure a safe journey to the afterlife. A fabulous burial figure of a type known as a mingqi or "spirit utensil" created to care for a deceased individual of high status in the tomb. Size: 15.125" H (38.4 cm)
Tomb attendants like this one, also known as mingqi ("spirit utensils" or "vessels for ghosts") became popular in the Han Dynasty and would persist for several centuries. Alongside figures like this one were musicians, athletes, animals, structures that often show a high level of detail and realism. These were designed to assist the po, the part of the soul of the deceased that remained underground with the body while the hun, the other part of the soul, ascended.
Accompanied by digital copy of TL report No: GG 06.30.09.1 from Kotalla Labs, Germany dating this piece to 1200 years old (+/- 20%).
Provenance: ex-Galerie Art Et Civilisations, France, sold in 2007
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#151101TL holes at back of right shoulder and lower end of left sleeve. Professionally repaired from multiple pieces, but very well done. A few chips to sleeves and minute nicks to high pointed areas. Normal surface wear with expected pigment loss commensurate with age, though still showing nice remains pigment.Condition
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