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LOT 2138
Chinese Ordos Style Bronze Decorative Plaque with Buddha and Beasts
20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (503 grams, 17.5 cm).
Displaying two central grappling beasts and a Buddha figure within an arched niche, birds in the field.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market circa 2000.
Private British collection, London, UK, early 2000's.
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LOT 2138
Chinese Ordos Style Bronze Decorative Plaque with Buddha and Beasts
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Chinese Terracotta Zodiac Animal Group
Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a cow modelled reclining with stylised detailing, together with a coiled snake. 398 grams total, 10-11 cm
Acquired 1980s-1990s. From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK. -
Chinese Han Ceramic Animal Figure Group
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Including a horse, coiled snake and cattle animal, all with stylised anatomical detailing. 750 grams total, 7-11 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
The popularisation of these models of daily life called mingqi over the course of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) reflects dramatic changes in Chinese society. They are an exemplification of how power circulated beyond the imperial government and nobility to a broader bureaucratic classes, that looked for gratification for themselves and their families in the afterlife with clay, fashioned into models ranging from crude earthenware to fine glazed stoneware. -
Chinese Shufu Glazed Vase
Song to Yuan Dynasty, 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With decorative darker coloured vertical dashes, plinth foot. 490 grams, 12.5 cm high
Acquired Masan, Bristol sale, 2016. Property of a London gentleman.
