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LOT 2355

Chinese Ming Glazed Retainer Pair

MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER

13 - 13 1/4 in. (3 kg total, 33-34 cm).

Both standing on a rectangular base in a wide stance, wearing conical hats, boots and black cross-over robes tied at the waist with a red belt; separately modelled heads with delicately rendered faces; both showing one raised arm (one with hand absent) and the other held at the side covered by the voluminous sleeve; repaired. [2]

Provenance

From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

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LOT 2355

Chinese Ming Glazed Retainer Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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