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