Rare burnished black-pottery sculpture of a court lady
China
Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
Modelled in deep brownish-grey clay as a slender court lady standing upright on low integral base, with hands clasped in her sleeves, her face and robes beautifully hand-carved, and covered in a fine mottled patina with original burnishing present. 23.7cm high, 7.3cm wide.
Provenance: Jason Sprague Collection.
Reference: One similar figure, and one virtually identical figure, are illustrated: The Quest for Eternity: Ceramic Sculptures from the People’s Republic of China; Caroselli, Susan L.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Chronicle Books; 1987; pp.7 & 150-152; cat. No.100 & 101. Another virtually identical figure is illustrated: The World of Kubilai Khan; Watt, James C.Y.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press; 2010; p.9; fig. 10, (the figure to the extreme right of the illustrated group).
China
Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
Modelled in deep brownish-grey clay as a slender court lady standing upright on low integral base, with hands clasped in her sleeves, her face and robes beautifully hand-carved, and covered in a fine mottled patina with original burnishing present. 23.7cm high, 7.3cm wide.
Provenance: Jason Sprague Collection.
Reference: One similar figure, and one virtually identical figure, are illustrated: The Quest for Eternity: Ceramic Sculptures from the People’s Republic of China; Caroselli, Susan L.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Chronicle Books; 1987; pp.7 & 150-152; cat. No.100 & 101. Another virtually identical figure is illustrated: The World of Kubilai Khan; Watt, James C.Y.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press; 2010; p.9; fig. 10, (the figure to the extreme right of the illustrated group).
China
Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
Modelled in deep brownish-grey clay as a slender court lady standing upright on low integral base, with hands clasped in her sleeves, her face and robes beautifully hand-carved, and covered in a fine mottled patina with original burnishing present. 23.7cm high, 7.3cm wide.
Provenance: Jason Sprague Collection.
Reference: One similar figure, and one virtually identical figure, are illustrated: The Quest for Eternity: Ceramic Sculptures from the People’s Republic of China; Caroselli, Susan L.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Chronicle Books; 1987; pp.7 & 150-152; cat. No.100 & 101. Another virtually identical figure is illustrated: The World of Kubilai Khan; Watt, James C.Y.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press; 2010; p.9; fig. 10, (the figure to the extreme right of the illustrated group).