AN ARCHAISTIC FIRE-GILT COPPER REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF A SEMI-NUDE FEMALE MUSICIANChina, style of the Tang dynasty - dating to the late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) or slightly later. The female musician set on a round lotus pedestal, standing in a dynamic pose with one leg elegantly raised, her arms positioned behind her back, balancing a pipa. The musician dressed in floaty trousers with her upper body in the nude and decorated with archaistic patterns.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, rubbing to the gilt, slight warping, and some areas of malachite, and azurite encrustations. Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent. Acquired in the Hong Kong antiques market in the early 1990s.Weight: 56 g Dimensions: Height 12.9 cm