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Lot 20
A VERY RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY EARTHENWARE HAND SCULPTE...
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£1,400
A VERY RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY EARTHENWARE HAND SCULPTED FIGURES OF MYTHICAL TOMB GUARDIANS
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534, HERAN/HUBEI PROVINCE
each with traces of original red and white pigment and moulded ill with elaborate scroll-form hairwork, the head and back with relief horns
25.5cm high
NOTE: Two similar figures in the Asian Art Museum of san Francisco are illustrated by He Li in 'Chinese Ceramics: A New Comprehensive survey', nos115/6 p.117
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Minor restoration.
Closed
Auction Date:
20th May 2024
at
10:30am
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