A LARGE FIGURE OF A COURT LADY Painted pottery China Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) Dimensions: Height 25,5 cm Weight: 486 grams The lady is shown standing with her body elegantly swayed to one side as her head is raised inquisitively towards the visitor. Her hands, held in front of her chest, are distinctively modelled in fine detail whereas the voluminous sleeves of her robe fall down in voluminous folds. Her hair is dressed in an elaborate coiffure. Remnants of pigment.