A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A KNEELING COURT ATTENDANT

Description:

China, Han dynasty
H. 50,5 cm
The body covered in long robes, flaring out at the hem, with two holes for separate hands, now lost, the head also made separately, with tied back hair and facial features painted with black pigment.
From a European private collection, acquired at L.H.W. Hong Kong, 4 October 1993 - Wear
Cf. with a similar figure, described as a court lady, sold by Christie's London, 6 November 2007, lot 144, another one sold by Bonhams San Francisco, 27 April 2014, lot 2468, and Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 November 2019, lot 317.