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4 octobre 2020

A lacquered wood figure of a female dancer, Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)

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Lot 891. A lacquered wood figure of a female dancer, Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220); 14 in. (35.6 cm.) highEstimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Shown with hair pulled into a bun and wearing a narrow-waisted dress with flared skirt, with right arm raised and left arm lowered, both concealed by the sleeves.

Provenance: J. T. Tai & Co., Inc. New York, 4 December 1954.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

LiteratureThe Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. S2.
D. Jenkins, Masterworks in Wood: China and Japan, Portland, 1976, pp. 26-27, cat. no. 7.

ExhibitedChicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, on loan for the opening of its Oriental Art Galleries at Blackstone Hall, October-December 1958.
Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September-13 November 1970.
Portland, Portland Art Museum; London, Asia House Gallery, Masterworks in Wood: China and Japan, 4 November-20 March 1977.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020

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