A elegant pottery figure of a court lady, Tang dynasty (618-907).
Tietoa ostamisesta
Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
Standing elegant figure, long robe with puff arms and long sweeping armcuffs. Elaborate hairdue, rich in traces of being paited. Height 35,4 cm.
Wear. Repair. Part of robe broken off.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
From the Collection of Emil Hultmark (1872-1943). Emil Hultmark was one of the co-founders of the ‘Kinaklubben’ (China Club) in Stockholm in the 1920's with Carl Kempe (1884-1967) and the Crown Prince Gustav Adolf. He is a well known collector and his beautiful home and summer house is well documented in the magazine 'Svenska Hem i ord och bild' in the 1930's, which provide us with a fascinating window into this golden age of European collecting.
Emil Hultmark purchased it from the Bukowskis sale after Rådman Richard Hultmark, 26-27 februari, 1936. Depicted in the catalogue on pl 31. Lot no 89. sold for the sum 510:- to Dr E Hultmark. Commented in the catalogue at it comes form Lo Yang, Honan.
Kirjallisuus
Bukowskis catalogue 1936, lot 89. Depicted in the catalgue.
Sveriges Allmänna konsförening, Emil Hultmarks samling, Stockholm 1942. Exhibition lot no 324. Depicted in the catalogue pl 25.