STATUETTE DE PALEFRENIER D'ASIE CENTRALE EN TERRE CUITEDynastie Sui (589-618) A PAINTED POTTERY CENTRAL ASIAN FIGURE OF A GROOM Sui Dynasty (589-618 AD) The foreigner standing with legs braced and hands positioned to hold a lead rope, wearing a fur-lined coat with open collar and left sleeve pushed up to the elbow and a soft cloth cap, the face well modelled with high cheeks, with traces of dark brown, red, beige and black pigments. 34.5cm (13 3/8in) high. Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) 隋 彩繪馬夫陶俑 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏