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LOT 2058
Chinese Northern Wei Painted Buddha Brick
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D.
13 in. (3.22 kg, 33 cm).
Rectangular with arched recessed niche enclosing a standing robed Buddha figure in high-relief, hands in the gesture of reassurance.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990.
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Chinese Northern Wei Painted Buddha Brick
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With arched recess, high-relief seated figure of Buddha with one hand raised in the gesture of reassurance. 4.16 kg, 33 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990. -
Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A hare's fur tea bowl of conical form, with everted rim and discoid foot, the interior decorated with a lustrous blackish glaze shot through with streaks of blue-silver 'hare's fur' markings, the exterior displaying russet and silver markings, the brown ware visible towards the foot. 302 grams, 12.9 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery Jar
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With flared rim and two loop handles, bands of painted ornament to the shoulders. 1.9 kg, 30 cm
Fine condition.
Ex UK collection, acquired in the 1990s. From the property of a London, UK, gentleman.
