Lot 891. A lacquered wood figure of a female dancer, Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220); 14 in. (35.6 cm.) high. Estimate 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.

Literature: The 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.

Exhibited: Chicago, 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