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]

Provenance

Previously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Christie’s, Oriental Works of Art and Ceramics, 3rd June 1993, London, lot 276, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 2204