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LOT 2165
Chinese Tang Cream Ware Bowl
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
5 5/8 in. (197 grams, 14.3 cm).
With a conical body and an everted rim, shallow basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong gentleman's collection.
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Chinese Han Style Bronze Sword
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a slender double-edge blade with a raised midrib on both sides, a round-section handle and a disc pommel. 374 grams, 40.6 cm
Ex private Wiltshire, UK, collection, previously with the Ma Gallery, Bath, UK. -
Chinese Northern Wei Ceramic Female Attendant
Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in a half-kneeling pose with her hands resting on her lap, the hem of the long dress draped over her legs, head pulled into a high bun above her head. 370 grams, 15.1 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990-2000. -
Japanese Bone Netsuke Group
Circa 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising: Ryujin figure of the 'Dragon King of the Sea' in skirt with his court physician octopus on his head, inset nacre panel to underside of foot with signature 'Eishi Nagayuki'; bone figure carved in the round wearing a floor-length robe with hatched collar, holding open a scroll stretched across his chest; carved Ojime nut with houses in a landscape, inset metal rings to mouths of hole. 52 grams total, 19-87 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. Accompanied by a signature translation by Mieko Gray.
