CHINESE TERRACOTTA STANDING COURT ATTENDANT - TL TESTED

Northern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 386 - 534. A court attendant figure modelled standing upright with hands clasped at the chest, dressed in long, flowing robes falling in soft vertical folds to the feet, the sleeves slightly flared. The head is shaped with a gentle expression and traces of pigment to the surface; the hair is arranged in a distinctive court cap. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2007.220. Size: 600mm x 175mm; Weight: 6.13kg Provenance: UK private collection of Asian Art; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong This piece has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.