Two funerary figurines (mingqi) depicting female musicians, - Lot 21

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Two funerary figurines (mingqi) depicting female musicians, - Lot 21
Two funerary figurines (mingqi) depicting female musicians, made of terracotta, China, Tang Dynasty (618–906) The terracotta musicians are depicted kneeling. They are dressed in long pleated robes, and their hair is pulled back into a high bun characteristic of this period. One is playing the flute and the other the sheng (a small traditional mouth organ). The faces and clothing show traces of black, red, and blue pigments. Height: 17 cm Restored. Provenance: Galerie Jacques Barrère, Paris, 1997 (copy of an expert report). Thermoluminescence test report issued by Oxford Authentication Ltd. on September 5, 1997, No. C97h57 (copy).
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