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Pottery figure of a lady with flared skirt China, Western Han dynasty, Height: 12 inches, 30.5 cm
It is rare to find a pottery figure of a lady with such an extravagantly flared dress. Most pottery figures of the early Han period are relatively roughly potted and were evidently produced in large quantities. This delicately potted figure, which is beautifully balanced, displays all the hallmarks of an individually made piece. A similar pottery figure of a lady with a ‘fishtail’ robe is illustrated in A Survey of Chinese Ceramics[1]. A further similar example is in the Julius Eberhardt collection, Vienna[2]. An example of the more commonly found, larger figure of a woman, also dressed in a flared robe, was exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1987[3]. The dating of this piece is consistent with the findings of Oxford thermoluminescence analysis report no. C299j17. 1 See: A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, Vol. 1, Early Wares: Prehistoric to Tenth Century by Liu Liang-yu, page 113. 2 See: Sammlung Julius Eberhardt, Frühe chinesische Kunst, catalogue by Regina Krahl, Vienna, 1999, no 100, page 168. 3 See: The Quest for Eternity, Chinese Ceramic Sculptures from the Peoples Republic of China, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, page 108. |
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