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LOT 2185
Chinese Wei Female Court Figure
WEI DYNASTY, 534-550 A.D. OR LATER
12 1/2" (1.3 kg, 32cm).
An unglazed ceramic figure of a courtly lady wearing a floor-length robe with flared train to the rear, hands clasped to the midriff inside ribbed sleeves, close-fitting cap; traces of pigment to the collar, cap and elsewhere.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, Bath, Somerset, UK, 1970-2000s.
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