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LOT 2617
Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Tomb Figure
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D
16 in. (1.44 kg, 40.5 cm).
Standing on a hexagonal base with pointed shoes, dressed in an ankle-length robe tied at the waist; separate head with a conical cap.
ProvenanceEx Sotheby's, London, circa 1990s.
London, UK, collection.
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Elegant Ming White Ware Bowl
Probably Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A light, precisely, and finely potted bowl, the thin-walled body and foot-ring with overall white setting with transparent whitish glaze remains, slightly iridescent. 97.8 grams, 11 cm
Slightly soiled
German private collection, acquired at Signens Kunstauktionen, Cologne, July 2021, no.25, from an estate sale. Formerly private collection North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Pair
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising two deep bowls with everted rims, one with polychrome floral motifs and the other with green petals and pellets. 587 grams total, 13.3-13.7 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau. -
Chinese Celadon Glazed Bowl
Song to Yuan Dynasty, 960-1368 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Covered with light green glaze with a fine pattern of craquelée, the body with slightly curved sides and a lightly flared rim, ribbed on the outside, the bottom unglazed. 255 grams, 12.8 cm
German private collection since 1985, previously in the collection of Werner B., Cologne, Germany.
