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A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
the slender figure wearing a long layered robe and official hat, standing with hands clasped within the wide and loose sleeves, the face detailed in black and red, with traces of red, white and blue pigment, wood stand, Japanese wood box (5)
Provenance
Collection of Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972).
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan, acquired between 1960-1969.
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan, acquired between 1960-1969.
Literature
Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Volume One, Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1976, p. 62, no. 157.
Condition
The lower section has been off and restored. The area around the foot, the cap and back of the neck has been restored. There is the expected loss and flaking to the pigment overall.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Two pottery figures of guardians with similar dimensions and style, dated Northern Wei, can be found in the Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Art, illustrated in Ryocho no bijitsu (Arts of the Six Dynasties), Osaka, 1980, p. 8, fig. 82, p. 9, fig. 84.