Sold for:
$3,720
$3,720
CHINESE FIGURE OF A DANCER; Painted pottery, retaining significant amounts of painted surface, Tang Dynasty, late 7th/early 8th c.; 14"; Provenance: China Gallery, New York; Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above 3 October 2005; Gift from the above to the present owner 2008; For a similar figure, dated to the late 7th/early 8th c., excavated at the Nanjing Library, Jiangsu province in 1955, see Sabrina Rastelli, editor, "China at the Court of the Emperors, Unknown Masterpieces from Han tradition to Tang Elegance (25-907), Milan, 2008, pp. 228-229, no 112
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2011-12-03
