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LOT 2379
Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair
QING DYNASTY, 1644-1912 A.D. OR LATER
8 7/8 - 9 1/4 in. (906 grams total, 22 -23.5 cm).
Comprising: figure in floor-length robe with vessel in his cupped left hand; similar figure supporting a platter on his left shoulder. [2]
ProvenancePreviously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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 2379
Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Tang Terracotta Guardian
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £520
Modelled in the round fully armoured soldier wearing a breastplate, armguards, pauldrons and helmet with prominent crest; the armour worn over a coat, closed by a belt, with tight-fitting trousers; both hands held forwards; both feet resting on a dog; traces of pigment to face and helmet. 3.45 kg, 51.5 cm
Previously from a Hong Kong collection. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Bowl
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tin-glazed squat bowl with everted rim, floral motifs to rim and centre. 395 grams, 15 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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. -
Japanese Banko Ware Painted Vessel with Silver Lid
Meiji period, 1897-1911 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Banko-ware jar with painted scene of birds among vegetation; silver lid with Birmingham hallmark (indistinct). 190 grams, 16.7 cm
UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
日本万古 Which translates to: “Japan Banko” This is a reference to Banko ware (Banko-yaki / 萬古焼), a type of traditional Japanese stoneware that originated in the 18th century in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture. It is especially known for its teapots, cooking vessels, and unglazed pottery. “日本” (Nihon) = Japan “万古” (Banko) = Banko ware, literally meaning “eternity” or “ten thousand ages”.
