A VERY LARGE POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY WITH OXFORD TEST China, Han dynasty (202 BC-220 AD). Wearing a long, flowing robe flaring at the base, with hands clasped together, long sleeves, in red, orange and white pigments. The separate head is modeled with delicate facial features and hair which is drawn up in the back. The reverse with an aperture.

Condition: Some old repair as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations. Extensive wear, particularly to pigments. Signs of weathering. Small losses and cracks, a larger crack on the front and the side. Drilled holes from sample taking.
Provenance: Private Dorset Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1997 from Art Treasures Gallery. British private collection, according to the current owner acquired in the UK auction market.
Scientific Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 10 December 2019, based on sample number C119t39, sets the firing date of two samples taken at 1500-2400 years ago. A scan of the report, issued by Oxford Authentication, is accompanying this lot.

Dimensions: Height 74 cm