COURT LADY WITH A PURSE

Description Standing statue of a lady or court maid with a slender figure, with her right hand resting on her belly and her left folded over her chest to support a small jar: from her left forearm falls a soft pouch. She has a high hairstyle with a bun that develops into two broad wings on her head (shuangfanji). She wears a long dress with narrow sleeves, a deep neckline, a high waist, tied at the hips by a long ribbon belt with a wide knot at the front. The belt is painted orange, while vertical black lines underline the parallel folds of the skirt. Above the tunic he wears a half-sleeved bodice (banbi) with red residue. Traces of cold black pigment are also visible on the hairstyle.