更多信息
Northern Wei Dynasty
Each attenuated figure standing in a lamellar breastplate and wide trousers, the waist twisted slightly to the left, the left hand raised, and the right lowered, the expressive face in a ferocious downward glace, traces of red pigment remaining.
35cm (12 1/2in) high. (2).
Footnotes
北魏 彩繪陶俑武士像一對
Provenance: David David-Weill (1871-1952), Paris
Sotheby's London, 29 February 1972, lot 4
Eskenazi Ltd., London
Collection of J.M.A.J. Dawson
Eskenazi Ltd., London
A European private collection
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Eskenazi Ltd., Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of J M A J Dawson, London, 1980, no.8.
David David-Weill (1871-1952),巴黎
倫敦蘇富比,1972年2月29日,拍品編號4
倫敦古董商埃斯肯納齊
J.M.A.J. Dawson舊藏
倫敦古董商埃斯肯納齊
歐洲私人收藏
埃斯肯納齊,《Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of J M A J Dawson》,倫敦,1980年,編號8
David David-Weill (1871–1952) was a French banker, philanthropist and prominent collector of Asian art. Born in San Francisco to French parents, he became chairman of Lazard Frères in Paris and assembled an important collection of Chinese bronzes, jades, sculpture, ceramics and cloisonné, acquiring works from leading dealers including C.T.Loo. In 1934 he participated in the Karlbeck Syndicate, an international consortium of museums and private collectors formed to acquire works assembled by the Swedish connoisseur Orvar Karlbeck. A major benefactor of French museums, David-Weill served as president of the Council of the French National Museums from 1925 to 1939 and vice-president of the Société des Amis du Louvre. He lent twelve ancient Chinese bronzes to the , London, in 1935–1936.
The fierce expression and stances of the present figures reflect their role as guardians of the tomb, where they formed part of the extensive assemblage of figures and objects intended to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. See a related figure of a warrior, Northern Wei dynasty, illustrated in , Poughkeepsie, 1990, no.38.
See a related pair of painted pottery figures of warriors, Northern Wei dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 March 2019, lot 118.