Lot Essay
Compare the similar figure in the Freer Gallery of Art, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 9, 1981, pl. 9
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A PAINTED GRAY POTTERY FIGURE OF A KNEELING LADY
HAN DYNASTY
Wearing padded robes bordered in red and orange-red and flared outwards on either side of the knees and in back where the hem is arched to expose the bottoms of the feet, the separate head with softly modeled features picked out in black as is the hair drawn up on top of the head in back, extensive white pigment and earth adhering--19 1/2in. (49.5cm.) high
HAN DYNASTY
Wearing padded robes bordered in red and orange-red and flared outwards on either side of the knees and in back where the hem is arched to expose the bottoms of the feet, the separate head with softly modeled features picked out in black as is the hair drawn up on top of the head in back, extensive white pigment and earth adhering--19 1/2in. (49.5cm.) high