CHINESE TERRACOTTA FAT LADY HOLDING A CHILD - TL TESTED Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618 - 907. A terracotta court lady holding a child. She stands upright with hands clasped to her chest, cradling a small child within voluminous sleeves on her right arm. Her full-bodied form is dressed in a long, pleated robe with incised vertical folds. The head is crowned with an elaborate coiffure tied into a bow, partially covering the ears. Size: L:500mm / W:210mm ; 4.7kg Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This piece has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.