Details
The lot comprises four painted pottery figures of entertainers, Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and an amber-glazed red pottery figure of an acrobat, Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220).
Largest 81⁄2 in. (21.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Four entertainers: Flores & Ira Art and Antiques, New York, 1996.
Acrobat: The Aurelius Parenti Collection of Chinese Sculpture; Christie's New York, 3 June 1988, lot 144.
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Lot Essay

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. c198y25 is consistent with the dating of the four entertainers.
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. 466k83 is consistent with the dating of the acrobat.

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