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STATUETTE OF A COURT LADY CHINA - KINGDOM OF CHU,...

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STATUETTE OF A COURT LADY CHINA - KINGDOM OF CHU, WARRING KINGDOMS PERIOD (480-221 BC) Wood and traces of red and black polychromy Standing, wearing a high skirt rising below the chest and a bolero, with a sketched face and folded arms (arms restored). A polychrome wood figure of a Court Lady China - Chu Kingdom, Warring States (480 - 221 BC) H. 43.3 cm Drying and preservation treatment by the Arc-Nucléart laboratory, CEA, Grenoble Provenance : - Acquired on the Hong Kong market before 2009 Reference : - Exhibited at the Musée des arts asiatiques de Nice as part of the exhibition Trésors de la Chine antique : Bois d'immortalité from December 13, 2008 to April 13, 2009