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LOT 2271
Chinese Warring States Bowl
WARRING STATES, 475-221 B.C.
4 1/4 in. (198 grams, 11.1 cm).
Formed as a broad, squat vessel with rounded underside and flared rim; applied herringbone texturing to the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection.
Acquired in the 1980s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.
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