Lot 26. Two painted pottery figures of officials, Wei Dynasty (386-550 AD). The largest 25cm (9 7/8in) high. (2). Sold for 1,083.75 € (Estimate 300-500 €). Photo Fabrice Gousset.

Comprising two male officials modelled standing with slender bodies clad in long layered robes and official hats, the hands clasped within the wide and loose sleeves. 

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

Note: The slender bodies, facial features and outfits worn by the present figures closely compare with three painted pottery figures of tribute bearers, Wei dynasty, from the Robert Rousset colllection, in the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated by J-P.Desroches, Compagnons d'Eternite', Paris, 1981, pp.136-137. See also a similar pair of pottery figures, Wei dynasty, from the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, illustrated in Homage to Heaven, Homage to Earth, Chinese Treasures of the Royal Ontario Museum, Hong Kong, 1992, pl.73.

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