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CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 5TH-6TH CENTURY
Details
A POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARD
CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 5TH-6TH CENTURY
12 3⁄8 in. (31.3 cm.) high, wood stand
CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 5TH-6TH CENTURY
12 3⁄8 in. (31.3 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Collection of Charles L. Rutherston (1866-1927), United Kingdom, thence by descent.
With Spink & Son, London, 11 May 1983.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, New York, no. 727.
Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated sale, Sotheby's New York, Saturday At Sotheby’s: Asian Art Featuring Chinese Art From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art - The Florence And Herbert Irving Gift, 14 September 2019, lot 1367.
With Spink & Son, London, 11 May 1983.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, New York, no. 727.
Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated sale, Sotheby's New York, Saturday At Sotheby’s: Asian Art Featuring Chinese Art From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art - The Florence And Herbert Irving Gift, 14 September 2019, lot 1367.
Literature
International Exhibition of Chinese Art, exhibition catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935, cat. no. 2428, p. 208 and pl. 223.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 28 November 1935 - 7 March 1936.
Brought to you by
Zheng Ma
Head of Department, Senior Specialist