A painted pottery figure of a court ladyTang DynastyThe elegant figure standing slightly swaying to the left, wearing a long, loose-fitting robe with long sleeves decorated with flowers, her arms folded in the front with he right hand pointing forward, the left hand concealed in the sleeve, the round face with gentle expression beneath a heavy chignon, stand. 33cm (13in) high. (2).注脚唐 陶胎彩繪仕女俑Provenance: Vanderven Oriental Art, 's-Hertogenbosch, 27 June 2007John J. Studzinski, CBE 來源：荷蘭斯海爾托亨博斯古董商，Vanderven Oriental Art，2007年6月27日大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C107r74, is consistent with the dating of this lot.Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（編號C107r74）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。This portly female figure represents the ideal of beauty during the Tang dynasty, which was often associated with Yang Guifei, one of China's great beauties and the influential concubine of the Tang emperor Xuangzong (r.712–756). The floral designs depicted on the flowing robes may have represented the extravagant floral scrolls and medallions seen on Tang dynasty silk textiles. The flowers appearing on this lady's garment are similar to those on a fragment of a Tang dynasty silk in the British Museum (acc.no.MAS856).A related pottery figure of a court lady, Tang dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Diao Shi Ru Sheng: Gugong Cang Sui Tang Taoyong, Beijing, 2006, no.41, p.95.; another pottery figure, Tang dynasty, is illustrated in the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Exhibition of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1982, p.21, no.4.