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LOT 46

Lot 46

A Pair of Large Painted Pottery Figures of Attendants, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)

A Pair of Large Painted Pottery Figures of Attendants, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
Lot 46 Details
A Pair of Large Painted Pottery Figures of Attendants, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)

汉 塑衣式彩绘跽坐俑一组两件

Both figures with separately moulded heads, the kneeling torsos dressed in layered robes, one with traces of lilac pigment to the collar
height 20 in — 50.8 cm

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $540
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A Pair of Large Painted Pottery Figures of Attendants, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
  • A Pair of Large Painted Pottery Figures of Attendants, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
Provenance:

H.H. Pao Collection, Toronto
多伦多鲍恒发家族珍藏
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Note:

Similar examples can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession numbers 55.195.1a,b and 55.195.2a,b

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 55.195.1a,b
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 55.195.2a,b
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