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LOT 2226
Chinese Tile Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/8 x 5 1/8 - 8 x 5 1/8 in. (390 grams total, 20.6 x 13 - 20.5 x 13.2 cm).
Each with hand-coloured image of a travelling scholar with bundle of scrolls and other material; chop seal to lower right corner. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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