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1. Chinese painted pottery musician, Northern Wei.
China
6th c.
ceramic
8in., 20 cms.
Chinese painted pottery musician, Northern Wei.
Detail: test certificate

A finely modelled Chinese painted grey pottery figure of a standing musician wearing a long robe and a wind hat. Northern Wei dynasty, 5th/6th century AD. Oxford TL test certificate.

Provenance: Purchased from Lams Gallery, Hong Kong, 2017.

To date I have seen only one other musician from this rare set.


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