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TROIS STATUETTES DE MUSICIENS EN TERRE CUITE Dynastie Wei (386-550 ap. J.-C) (3) image 1
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Lot 25

TROIS STATUETTES DE MUSICIENS EN TERRE CUITE
Dynastie Wei (386-550 ap. J.-C)

25 – 27 October 2022, 10:30 CEST
Paris, Avenue Hoche

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TROIS STATUETTES DE MUSICIENS EN TERRE CUITE

Dynastie Wei (386-550 ap. J.-C)

THREE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF MUSICIANS
Wei Dynasty (386-550 AD)
The three seated figures shown kneeling, one blowing the mouth organ, another clapping his hands, a third holding an implement in his right hand, all wearing red wide-sleeved tunics edged in black, with traces of coloured pigments. The largest 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high. (3).

Footnotes

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

The figure shown on the far left of this lot closely compares with the pottery figures of seated musicians, Wei dynasty, from the Robert Rousset collection, in the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated by J-P.Desroches, Compagnons d'Eternite', Paris, 1981, p.137. Compare also with a related troupe of musicians, Northern Wei dynasty, illustrated in China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD, New York, 2005, p.143, no.52.

魏 彩繪樂師陶俑 一組三件

來源:
巴黎Robert Rousset(1901-1981)舊藏,於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset(1936-2021)舊藏

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