A painted grey pottery figure of a female attendant Han dynasty, the slender figure standing facing forward wearing a long robe falling in layered folds to the flared base, the clasped hands held at the front hidden beneath the wide sleeves, the long hair drawn back and knotted at the nape of her neck, slight traces of red pigment on the white ground, some earth encrustation, perspex stand (2), 64 cm high. Provenance: The Asian Ceramic and Arts Association, Macao, circa 2000