CHINESE TANG DYNASTY TERRACOTTA LADY AND CHILD -TL TESTED Ca. 618-906 AD A Tang Dynasty terracotta lady holding an infant. The elegant figure stands on a flat base, with the head turned slightly to the side and her hands are held up, away from the body and with draped sleeves. Her right hand carries an infant. She is wearing blue and reddish long court robes and an e-ji hairstyle, popular amongst noble ladies. The face is sensitively modelled with full rosy cheeks, a small mouth and elongated eyes. Her face is framed by an elaborate coiffure drawn up into a central chignon. This piece has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot. Size: 480mm x 195mm; Weight: 4.75kg Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.