Lot Essay
Cf. the very similar example at the Tokyo National Museum, illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, Shogakukan Series, vol.11, fig.40 which is 62.5cm. high; the glazed examples illustrated, vol.11, pl.188; and the wood example of this subject from Turfan, illustrated by E. Schloss, Ancient Chinese Ceramic Sculpture from Han through T'ang, p.7, fig.7. Also, a similar but slightly smaller single figure was sold in these Rooms, 14 June 1985, lot 263, illustrated on the front cover