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LOT 2442
Chinese Qing Green Glazed Figure Pair
QING DYNASTY, 1644-1912 A.D. OR LATER
8 7/8 - 9 in. (892 grams total, 22.5-23 cm).
Each a hollow-formed female figure wearing long robes tied at the waist, elaborate high coiffure; one with a palmette fan to her head in her left hand, right hand inside the long sleeve of her chang'ao on her hip, buttoned at the front, the other in a similar stance but holding a small vessel. [2]
Provenance
Ex Hong Kong and West Country collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2442
Chinese Qing Green Glazed Figure Pair
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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