Large funerary statuette (mingqi) representing... Lot 177 1

Large funerary statuette (mingqi) representing a peasant, dressed in a long crossed jacket and wearing a flat hat. In his right hand he would probably be carrying a shovel, in his left hand he is holding the handle of a sword whose scabbard continues below with an offset caused by a restoration with elements from another statuette of the same type. A knife is also attached to the belt. China, Sichuan. Late Han/Eastern period (AD 25-220). Restorations. 85 cm. A comparable example in the Guimet Museum (MA 5877), see the exhibition catalogue Chine des origines, hommage à Lionel Jacob, éditions de la Réunion de musées nationaux, 1994, n° 68, p. 168-169. See also J. Rawson (ed.), Mysteries of ancient China, new discoveries from the early dynasties, The Trustees of the British Museum, 1996, n°113, p. 210-211.