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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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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.
