ID 718605
Lot 1050 | FOUR PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF PERFORMERS
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 40 000
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Two figures are shown seated with arms raised, one is shown kneeling with the head lowered, and the fourth is shown dancing, with the extended right arm concealed by the long sleeve of the robe. All four figures have remnants of black, red and white pigments.
The largest, 9 in. (22.5 cm.) high, cloth boxes
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 October 1986.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Han dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Historical era: | Han dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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