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LOT 2197

Chinese Large Terracotta Female Figure

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

29 1/2 in. (11.3 kg, 75 cm high).

Han style, modelled in the round dancing and wearing a floral headdress, gathering her pleated floor-length gown at the wait with one hand.; free-standing.

Provenance

Acquired 1980s-1990s.
Ex West Country collection.

Literature

Cf. a similar figure in the The Sichuan Museum, China.

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LOT 2197

Chinese Large Terracotta Female Figure

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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