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LOT 2124
Chinese Song Wall Tile with Flute Player
SONG DYNASTY, CIRCA 960-1279 A.D.
12 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (3 kg, 31 x 25 cm).
Rectangular in plan displaying a female flautist in relief within an elaborate ogival niche; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North London collection from 1980s-1990s.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Large Chinese Tang Bronze 'Pagoda' Reliquary Stupa
Tang to Liao Dynasty, circa 907-1125 A.D. or laterEstimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With three-tiered square and stepped base showing bodhi leaves, flaming jewels and foliage tendrils respectively, surmounted by a pierced frieze, each side depicting a seated Buddha flanked by standing figures and clouds; with triple pitched and hipped roof elements rising above pierced wall panels; in turn all surmounted by a column with five graduated discs affixed and terminating in a four-lobed lamniform element. 4.9 kg, 59 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1960s to early 1970s. ‘Buckingham Collection’, the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert.
