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A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A MILITARY OFFICIAL
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, LATE 5TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY
The well-modeled standing figure is shown with body leaning slightly
forward with his hands clasped wearing a belted red tunic above layered
robes. His face is modeled with a gentle, smiling expression, and he wears
a black court cap.
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese fitted wood box

$7,000-10,000
PROVENANCE:
Kochukyo, Tokyo, June 2005.
EXHIBITED:
New York, Kaikodo, 2000.
LITERATURE:
Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, Rokucho bijutsu (Art of the Six
Dynasties), 1976, pl. 114 .
Kaikodo Journal, New York, Autumn 2000, no. 58.
北魏 彩繪陶文官俑
來源:
壺中居，東京, 2005年 6 月。
展覽:
紐約, 懷古堂, 2000年。

出版:
大阪市立美術館, 《六朝の美術》, 大阪, 1976年, 圖版 114。
《懷古堂》, 紐約, 2000年秋季刊, 58號。

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879
A GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY JAR
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The heavily potted jar with ovoid body and lipped rim is covered on the
exterior with a green glaze falls in an irregular line to expose the buff body.
6¬ in. (16.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE:
Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, before 1987.
Mayuyama, Tokyo.
EXHIBITED:
New York, Kaikodo, 2012.
LITERATURE:
Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 315.
Kaikodo Journal, New York, Spring 2012, no. 50.

唐 綠釉罐
來源:
出光美術館, 東京, 入藏於1987年以前。
繭山龍泉堂, 東京。
展覽:
紐約, 懷古堂, 2012年。
出版: 879
《中国陶磁 : 出光美術館蔵品図錄》, 東京, 1987年, 圖版 315號。
《懷古堂》, 紐約, 2012年春季刊, 50號。