Lot 224. A rare and beautifully modelled blue and amber-glazed pottery figure of a court lady, Tang dynasty (618-907); H. 26.7 cm, 10½ in. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 EUR. Lot sold: 22,680 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's.

modelled with both arms and hands joined before the body, wearing a deep blue-coloured shawl draped around her shoulders, arms and hands, falling in long folds over an amber-glazed robe to the base revealing pointed slippers, the unglazed face modelled with small features detailed in black, her hair drawn up in a topknot.

Property from a Danish private Collection.

Sotheby's. Art d'Asie, Paris, 10 June 2021