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The diety shown on them all in the role of \"master\/mistress of animals\" was of considerable eminence and power in the local pantheon. The central figure on these pinheads occasionally has a lion mask in place of a semi-human face or two such lion heads set side by side in profile, or they may assume the head and horns of a mouflon. As these pins were all cast using the lost-wax process, and therefore all individually modeled, no two examples are exactly alike. 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This so-called “fat lady” is an exceptional example that reflects the Tang dynasty’s very highest artistic standards.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most iconic and desired of all Tang ceramic types, she stands gracefully in fashionable demeanor, her left hand holds a rounded mirror, and, with head slightly tilted, she admires her reflection. Her sensitively modeled face has a natural grace and elegance expressed in the delicate features. The exquisite eyes, full cheeks, carefully plucked brows, and gentle smile flawlessly reflect the contemporary ideal of voluptuous beauty.  Her hair is dressed in an elaborate coiffure known as \u003cem\u003eduomaji\u003c\/em\u003e (‘falling horse bun’) or \u003cem\u003ewoduoji\u003c\/em\u003e (‘shirt falling bun’).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is dressed in long-sleeved, flowing robes, all with incised design to emphasize the fluid folds and pleats of her gown, thus providing a sense of grace and dynamism to her voluptuous figure. Her tiny feet, encased within small upturned shoes, peep from the bottom of the gown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Tang sculptors’ careful attention to fashion and physiognomy details allows us to trace in their works the changing fashions of ladies at court during this period. 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Dressed in elegant clothes with their hair arranged in elaborate coiffures, and their faces beautified with cosmetics, these aristocratic Tang women figures possess a singular grace and charm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Oxford Research Laboratory Thermoluminescence test accompanies this piece, which scientifically dates it to the Tang Period (618 - 906 CE). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ecf: Jan Fontein and Tung Wu, \u003cem\u003eUnearthing China’s Past\u003c\/em\u003e (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1973), pp. 174-175, no. 89 (46cm high) and fig. 90. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiao Shi Ru Sheng: \u003cem\u003eGugong Cang Sui Tang Taoyong (Carved and Clothed as if Alive: Sui and Tang Dynasty Tomb Figurines in the Collection of the Gugong Museum)\u003c\/em\u003e, Forbidden City press, Beijing, 2006, no. 44, p. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBower, V.,\u003cem\u003e From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. 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