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LOT 2673
Chinese Green Stone Putai Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.27 grams, 30 mm).
Featuring a smiling Budai with a disproportionately large head and body, raised arms, a hook with a ring for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a late collector, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA.
From a private collection acquired in 2006.
Cf. for 17th-century jade prototypes, Christie’s, Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, Friday 13 May 2011, London, 2011, lot no.1050.
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LOT 2673
Chinese Green Stone Putai Pendant
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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