Lot 80. A painted pottery figure of a courtier, Northern Wei Dynasty; 35.5cm (14in) high. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,400 - 3,700). Sold for £ 3,500 (€ 4,002). Photo Bonhams.

The well-modelled figure standing with his hands clutched before his waist, wearing a court headdress and a short jacket with wide sleeves leaving the hands uncovered, above full trousers tied below the knees, the details highlighted with red, white and dark pigment. 

Provenance: collection of Dr. Margit Lisner, acquired from Heins Rechert, 1984, by repute.

Illustrated: R. L. Hobson; G. Eumorfopoulos, The George Eumorfopoulos collection: Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain, London, 1925, book I, pl. 21, no. A10.

The base with label reading: 'lent by G. Eumorfopou[los], [E?]sq., no. 77', dated 4/1/1920.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, London, Knightsbridge, 12 May 2014 - http://www.bonhams.com/