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THBChinese Tang to Song Dynasty Stone Head of Woman
Lot 97a
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Dec 5, 2018
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2018-12-05 10:00:00
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Viking, Near Eastern plus Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India, more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Viking, Near Eastern plus Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India, more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, ca. 8th to 10th century CE. An expressive, lifelike, almost full-sized head of an older woman, carved from a hard, smooth, grey stone. Her face is wonderfully depicted and realistic, conveying her age and character through the centuries, with particularly finely-rendered eyes and mouth. Her coiffure and its covering are carefully styled, with incised lines giving the impression of very straight hair; it is fashioned into curls at the ears and has a veil carved over the large bun at the top of her head. Some pigment remains on the surface, especially on the veil. Size: 6.5" L x 5.7" W x 10.85" H (16.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 27.6 cm); 13.4" H (34 cm) on included custom stand.
This head was probably carved after the reign of Emperor Xuanzong (reigned 712 to 756 CE), who is known as the "Brilliant Monarch" and who ushered in a golden age of Chinese art and literature; artwork for centuries after was inspired by this "classical" period in the late Tang. Poems from the day describe and celebrate life at the court and the lives of important figures, giving us a clue as to who would have been important enough to sculpt - a secular figure, and certainly an elite one, probably a woman at the court.
Provenance: private St. Louis, Missouri, USA collection; ex private Atlanta, Georgia, USA collection
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#128945Surface wear commensurate with age, with a loss to the tip of the nose and along the hairline. Something may be missing from the front of the veil, and the head was probably once attached to a larger statue, although the break at the neck is ancient and smooth.Condition
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