Lot Essay
These elegant ladies wear the latest fashion of the late Tang dynasty. Their full-bodied physiques reflect the aesthetic of the time, in emulation of Yang Guifei, favorite of the Tang emperor Xuanzong and renowned beauty of Chinese history. The great 8th-century poet Bai Juyi immortalized her ultimately tragic love story in his poem 'Song of Everlasting Sorrow'.
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence tests no.s C97c44, C97c41, and C97c43 are consistent with the dating of this lot.
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence tests no.s C97c44, C97c41, and C97c43 are consistent with the dating of this lot.