A POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY Tang Dynasty Elegantly modelled and dressed in a long flowing robe, her round face in a serene expression, her hair tied into a topknot and her lips picked out in red pigments. 37.7cm (14 13/16in) high. Footnotes: 唐 仕女俑 The present lot epitomises the beauty standards and fashion of 8th century China, small lips, plump cheeks, full-figured in a long flowing dress and an elaborate coiffure known as the 'fallen horse' hairstyle after Yang Guifei's iconic look which won her the affection of Emperor Xuanzong (685-762). See a comparable standing court lady, Tang dynasty, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 1979.108. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing