Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Tomb Figure

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

27 1/4 in. (6.35 kg total, 69.5 cm total high).

Comprising: hexagonal base with pointed shoes and trouser-legs; body standing erect in an ankle-length robe with arms bent to the chest inside sleeves, fringed panel to the outer face, supporting a cockerel; separate head with pillarbox cap, bird motif to the brow. [3]

Provenance

Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2055