Description:

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A tall and slender pottery female figure standing in lengthy robes with arms and wrists covered by lengthy sleeves. The relaxed visage features petite eyes, a nubbin nose, thin lips and eyebrows, and a lobed, centrally-parted coiffure. Her robes are decorated with streaks of red, orange, and light blue-gray pigment to create a colorful, personalized presentation. This figure is known as a mingqi or "spirit utensil" created to care for a deceased individual of high status in the afterlife, and this statue was placed inside a tomb during funerals. By recreating the daily life of the emperor's court or a noble person's world with pottery servants, the deceased could transition into the afterlife with familiar possessions and companions. Size: 5.25" L x 10.25" W x 26" H (13.3 cm x 26 cm x 66 cm)

Provenance: private Constance McCormick Fearing estate, Montecito, California, USA, acquired before 2004

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#180977

  • Condition: Head is attached to neckline of body and cannot be removed. Original hands missing as shown. Chips to body and head, with a small hole located near one arm, fading to pigment, heavy earthen deposits in scattered areas, and softening to some sculpted details, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to figural form. Head is likely not original to the body but is from the same time period.

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