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LOT 2238
Large Chinese Late Ming Glazed Ceramic Attendant Pair
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
19 in. (4.7 kg total, 84.5 cm high each).
Each modelled in the round standing facing on a hexagonal plinth base, wearing floor length robes, arms folding in front of the body, one offering a box, the other a bowl; remains of sancai glaze; heads modelled separately. [2]
ProvenanceEx Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
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