Chinese Painted Pottery Figure of a Courtesan Tang Dynasty The hair tied up in a high chignon and dressed in long robes, with traces of pigment. Height 14 1/2 inches. The Oxford Thermoluminescence test number 466k53 is consistent with the dating of this item Provenance: Purchased June 4, 1988 from James B. Godfrey, New York NY; sold with original receipt; Ex. Collection: Aurelius Parenti CEstates of WR Appleby and Elinor Appleby