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LOT 2174
Chinese Tang Court Lady Figure
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
8 1/2 in. (565 grams, 21.6 cm).
Modelled in the round as a lady in floor-length robes with hands crossed at the chest, toes of her slippers protruding at the base, black headdress.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, 1990s.
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LOT 2174
Chinese Tang Court Lady Figure
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£40 (EUR 46; USD 54) +BP*
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Chinese Han Terracotta Female Head
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hollow-form head with characteristic painted facial detailing, including small red lips, wearing a headdress with two bead drops resting on her temples and two rectangular slots just above the hairline; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 704 grams, 14 cm (1.4 kg total, 18 cm high including stand)
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990-2000. -
Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Buddha Brick with Pigment
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Buddha depicted standing in a niche with an aureole behind him, his right hand making the abhaya mudra of reassurance and safety, and his left hand lowered in the varada mudra. 4.85 kg, 32.5 x 17 cm
Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Budai Brick
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With a high-relief figure of a robed male monk, with painted detailing. 1.6 kg, 20.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980 onwards.
Budai was a 10th-century monk, known for his laughing face and round stomach, and was named after the cloth sack that he carried under his arm. Buddhists believe him to be the incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, who helps common people in the mortal world.
