Tang Dynasty Earthenware Women Busts

Four Chinese earthenware busts of Women from the Tang Dynasty,…
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Four Chinese earthenware busts of Women from the Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD, with full rounded faces & their long hair swept up & piled high on the head, some with traces of black pigment [4], height 12-15 cm. Provenance: The private collection of an Eastern suburbs gentleman

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  • Earthenware - A basic ceramic material that is fired at a low temperature. Earthenware is the basis of almost all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern and European painted ceramics. After firing, the colour is the colour of the clay when it is dug from the ground: buff, brown and red. It is not waterproof until glazed. Creamware is a type of earthenware covered with a transparent lead glaze. Majolica, faience and delft are also earthenware covered in an opaque white tin glaze.

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