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THBChinese Wei Dynasty Pottery Ladies, ex-Christies
Lot 66a
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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East Asia, China, Northern Wei Dynasty, ca. 386 to 535 CE. A pair of lovely mold-formed ceramic statues of standing women. Nearly identical, the hollow figures are draped in flowing floor-length robes and knee-length overcoats with long flared sleeves that gently rest on the edges of their shoulders and tie just above their round bellies, perhaps suggesting they are swollen with child. Both ladies wear their hair in elaborate double knots, as they smile at their viewers through thin closed lips and slender monolid eyes. Each lay their right arm flat to their side, while their left bends at the elbow and rests in a nearly closed fist atop their bulbous belly, likely previously intended to hold an attribute. Size: 1.375" L x 1.125" W x 6.375" H (3.5 cm x 2.9 cm x 16.2 cm)
The Wei Dynasty represents the beginning of Buddhist influence on Chinese art. This sculpture was made in a region of China that had a great deal of contact with the outside world and was ruled by foreign monarchs.
Provenance: ex-Christie's London, December 1990 as per consignor
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#160580Head of one has been reattached and left hand has been restored from new clay. Other has left fingers restored from new clay and left double knot reattached. Both have some small nicks/chips, light scratches, and minor softening of detail, commensurate with age. Otherwise, both are excellent with nice earthen deposits.Condition
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