A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LADY, MING DYNASTY China, 1368 to 1644. Cast in the form of a standing court lady, holding a gui tablet, wearing a long flowing robe neatly incised with floral decor along the hems, tied up by a sash with geometric designs. The face with a serene expression and full lips. The hair arranged in a high chignon behind the tiara.

Provenance: From a private collection, Northern California, USA.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear and minor casting flaws. Minuscule nicks, losses, dents, light scratches, and wear to the gilt. The gui tablet may be a later addition. Remnants of ancient pigment.

Weight: 350 g
Dimensions: Height 13.3 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related gilt bronze figure of a lady, dated to Song to Ming dynasty, of slightly smaller size (12.8 cm) at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ullrich Hausmann on 7 October 2014, lot 3353, sold for HKD 43,750.

明代銅鎏金仕女立像
中國，1368 至1644年。仕女立像，手持掛牌，身著飄逸長袍，衣擺上飾花卉紋，繫著幾何圖案的綬帶。 臉上表情平靜，嘴唇豐滿，頭髮成高髻。

來源：美國北加利福尼亞私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，與年齡相稱，磨損和輕微鑄造瑕疵，微小的刻痕、損失、凹痕、輕微劃痕和鎏金磨損。掛板可能是後來添加的。 古代顏料殘餘。

重量：350 克
尺寸：高13.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的宋明時期銅鎏金仕女像，12.8厘米，見香港蘇富比Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ullrich Hausmann 2014年10月7日 lot 3353, 售價HKD 43,750。