Lot 33. A painted pottery figure of a Central-Asian groom, Sui Dynasty (589-618 AD); 31cm (12 2/8in) high. Sold for €3,570 (Estimate 250 € - 350 €). Courtesy Bonhams.

Standing with legs braced and hands positioned to hold a lead rope, wearing a fur-lined coat with open collar and left sleeve pushed up to the elbow and a soft cloth cap, the face well modelled with high cheeks, with traces of dark brown, red, beige and black pigments.

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

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris. The Robert and Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection of Asian Art: A Century of Collecting - Part 1. Paris, 25 october 2022.