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LOT 2335
Chinese Tang Terracotta Pair of Boys
TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 A.D. OR LATER
5 5 1/2 in. (1.2 kg total, 13-14 cm).
Both seated on the floor and wearing a long blue robe with red and ochre trims, and a black belt; one wearing a conical green cap and holding the stem of a lotus flower; the other with a shaven head except for a small tuft of hair on the top of the head, holding a large fruit(?) close to his body. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Chinese Rock Crystal Plaques with Animal Faces
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Matched pair, each a plano-convex appliqué with carved facial features, hatched band to the brow and chin, two countersunk eyes flanking a carinated nose. 42.1 grams total, 42 mm each (436 grams total, 25 x 15 cm including box)
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising three facetted powder boxes with painted floral and geometric motifs to the body, two with the lidded decorated with floral motifs and one with an advancing traveller. 178 grams total, 47-48 mm
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.
