Lot Essay
Compare a very similar group of musicians and dancers illustrated by Chen Wanli, Taoyong, Beijing, 1957, pl. 27; and another illustrated in Collection of World's Ceramics, vol. 9, no. 106 (right)
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A SET OF FIVE PAINTED AND STRAW-GLAZED FIGURES OF FEMALE ENTERTAINERS
SUI DYNASTY
The five slender figures dressed in long-sleeved, flowing robes, three of the four larger figures playing small cymbals, a lute and a harp, the fifth figure smaller and modeled dancing with one hand raised, the other hand by her side, all partially covered in a straw glaze, details of the headdresses in black pigment--8½in. (21.5cm.) and 7in. (18cm.) high (5)
SUI DYNASTY
The five slender figures dressed in long-sleeved, flowing robes, three of the four larger figures playing small cymbals, a lute and a harp, the fifth figure smaller and modeled dancing with one hand raised, the other hand by her side, all partially covered in a straw glaze, details of the headdresses in black pigment--8½in. (21.5cm.) and 7in. (18cm.) high (5)