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LOT 1631
Chinese Song Tile with Hand-Print Reverse
SONG DYNASTY, CIRCA 960-1279 A.D.
10 x 9 1/2 in. (3.3 kg, 25.5 x 24 cm).
Rectangular with crouching nude figure modelled in the half-round on a couch; had-print 'signature' to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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