6th Nov, 2024 10:00
Asian, Indian & Islamic Art
152
Pottery Haniwa-style figure of a shaman
Japanese
modelled as a female figure wearing a flat-brimmed hat and a beaded necklace around her neck, the body a reddish brown clay, the base oblong and pierced, 14.5cm high.
Provenance: the late Oliver Watson (1949-2023), Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the School of Oriental Studies, London
Sold for £45
Estimated at £70 - £100
Pottery Haniwa-style figure of a shaman
Japanese
modelled as a female figure wearing a flat-brimmed hat and a beaded necklace around her neck, the body a reddish brown clay, the base oblong and pierced, 14.5cm high.
Provenance: the late Oliver Watson (1949-2023), Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the School of Oriental Studies, London
Chips and losses to the extremities.
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Auction: Asian, Indian & Islamic Art, 6th Nov, 2024
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