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LOT 2150
Chinese Stone Hitching Post
QING DYNASTY, 1644-1911 A.D.
28 3/4 in. (101 kg, 73 cm).
On a square-section base, carved in the round with undercuts, figural post of a human or theriomorphic guardian wrestling with a shishi palace guardian lion; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1970s.
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15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Each a bell-shaped bowl with polychrome floral motifs inside and out, concentric rings, central rosette. 1.2 kg total, 13 cm each
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
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.
