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LOT 2033

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

CHINESE SONG TILE WITH HANDPRINT SIGNATURE
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
11 3/4 in. (4.1 kg, 29.5 cm wide).

Rectangular in plan with group of figures modelled in the half-round; tall archer with headdress, waistband and quiver, right hand extended towards female standing erect with hands clasped to her chest, beside a smaller elderly figure with doleful facial expression; impressed handprint to the reverse.

PROVENANCE:
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.

CONDITION
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