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A very large Sichuan pottery figure of a farmer
Eastern Han Dynasty

17 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£15,000 - £20,000

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A very large Sichuan pottery figure of a farmer

Eastern Han Dynasty
The standing figure wearing rope-tied sandals and a tight tunic over a shorter garment secured by a belt suspending a short knife and a long sword, holding a spade and a handleless shovel, the face with serene expression below a small squared cap. 110.5cm (43 2/8in) high

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東漢 陶胎農家俑

The Property of a Gentleman 士紳藏品

Provenance: An Italian private collection

來源: 意大利私人收藏

Agriculture was considered the foundation of the Han empire, with canals being dug, fields irrigated and new technologies introduced. Families were moved to the empire's periphery to bring new lands under way and all farming lands were owned by nobles, officials and wealthy merchants who grew very powerful.

A related pottery figure of a farmer, Eastern Han dynasty, in the collection of the Sichuan Provincial Museum, Chengdu, is illustrated by J.Rawson, Mysteries of Ancient China, London, 1996, p.211, fig.113.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C107c79 dated 25 January 2007, is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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