A painted pottery figure of a female attendant, Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220).
Modelled sitting wearing a long robe. Height 20 cm.
Small damages, wear.
Provenance
Orvar Karlbeck (1879-1967), a handwritten card describing the object, and dated Stockholm 28 Dec 1945 enclosed.
The Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur, Stockholm.
Exhibitions
Gammal Kinesisk Konst/Kiinan Vanhaa Taidetta, Helsingors/Helsinki 1956, No 89.
Literature
Bo Gyllensvärd, Gammal Kinesisk Konst/Kiinan Vanhaa Taidetta, Helsingors/Helsinki 1956, No 89.
More information
The collection is a study collection, accumulated during a lifetime. The collector operated within the field of oriental works of art. Due to his knowledge and sense of quality he was of great help to many of the members on Kinaklubben (The China Club) with members such as the Swedish Crown Prince Gustav Adolf, Emil Hultmark and Carl Kempe. The collection is mainly acquired in Sweden and London.