PAIRE DE STATUETTES DE SOLDATS EN TERRE CUITE... Lot n° 234

PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF SOLDIERS Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535) A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF SOLDIERS Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535 AD) Each finely modelled, standing and wearing full scale armour and a helmet framing the prominent facial features, the right arm extended along the body, their left arm holding the belt above the waist. 21cm (8 2/8in) high (2). Footnotes: Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Compare with a related pottery figure of a soldier, Northern Wei dynasty, from the Robert Rousset collection, in the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated by J-P.Desroches, Compagnons d'Eternite', Paris, 1981, p.125See also related pottery figures of soldiers, Northern Wei dynasty, illustrated in China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD, New York, 2004, pp.236-237, no.131. 北魏 彩繪武士陶俑一對 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com