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LOT 1131

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,840

CHINESE CERAMIC TANG DYNASTY POLO PLAYER
(Ceramic, 2.7 kg, 34 cm.).

Tang Dynasty, 618–906 AD. A ceramic figurine of a courtly lady playing polo on a galloping horse; the left arm outstretched, the right arm raised, the body slightly twisted; the horse in extended pose with saddle blanket; supplied with a custom-made display stand.

PROVENANCE:
Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 2000.

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