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LOT 2208
Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Musician
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 386-534 A.D. OR LATER
10 1/2 in. (1 kg, 27 cm).
Dressed in a long robe with her feet emerging from beneath the hem, hands raised to hold an object; hair dressed in an elaborate coiffure; repaired.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Musician
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £208
Dressed in a long robe with her feet emerging from beneath the hem, hands raised to hold an object; hair dressed in an elaborate coiffure; repaired. 1 kg, 27 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a painted landscape to the lid. 305 grams total, 62-67 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. -
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
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Ex London collection, 1990s.
