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LOT 2175
Chinese Wooden Figure
19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (613 grams, 26 cm).
Carved in the round from a single wooden block, figure of an old man advancing with a club over his right shoulder and a fruit(?) in his left hand, barefoot in hunched posture with loosely draped clothing; deep undercutting and pierced work; old dealer's label to base with Arabic legend; small loss to left hand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Scott family collection by descent.
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