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LOT 2360
Chinese Gilded Wooden Temple Figure Seated on a Horse
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/2 in. (1.75 kg, 42 cm).
Carved in the round mounted on a horse on a rectangular base; the figure with gilded kaftan riding coat and hanfu headdress with rosette above the brow, exaggerated facial features and applied hair forming the moustache and long beard and the horse's tail; in erect pose with hands pierced to accept reins (now absent) twisted to proper right; the feet modelled in stirrups, with saddlecloth and crupper; horse with head turned, integral bridle and other harness; painted polychrome finish in white, red, black with applied black motifs to the coat. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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