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LOT 2220
Chinese Han Terracotta Figure
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.
16 in. (5.5 kg, 41 cm high).
Modelled in a kneeling pose wearing a floor-length cross-over coat, hollow to the underside, hands absent.
ProvenanceEx Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
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Chinese Song Jianyao 'Hare's Fur' Tea Bowl
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Opening Bid: £50
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Chinese Neolithic Painted Ceramic Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
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Chinese Han Style Gilt Bronze Coiled Dragonesque Scroll Weight
20th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Modelled in a dynamic coiled posture on a circular base from which fingers of water rise in response to the animal's muscular movements, its slender body with a dense covering of scales, its long and scaly tail curled upwards and its roaring mouth ajar, revealing a row of squared teeth and a protruding tongue, its eyes bulbous and large ears pricked. 367 grams, 66 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s. West Country, UK, collection.
