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LOT 2245
Large Chinese Ming Glazed Ceramic Figure Pair
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
31 3/4 - 33 1/4 in. (20 kg total, 80.5-84.5 cm high).
Modelled standing on plinth bases holding offerings, one a small dog, the other a hen; heads and bases modelled separately. [2]
Provenance
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
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