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LOT 2120
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Crouching Buddha
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
11 1/2 in. (5.5 kg, 19 cm).
With recessed tondo, crouching figure of Buddha with string of prayer-beads in his left hand.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Poster
1985 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Ex Christie's, Amsterdam, 28 April-2 May 1985. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Courtly Lady
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Sitting on a low folding chair, with elaborately dressed hair and blusher on her cheeks, wearing a draped robe with green floral detailing, cloud slippers emerging from beneath the hem; arms raised within the sleeves exposing her delicate hands; puppy at her foot. 1.6 kg, 29 cm
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Massive Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Dish
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Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
