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A Chinese unglazed earthenware Processional figure, Ming…
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Melbourne
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22-Mar-2015
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A Chinese unglazed earthenware Processional figure, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 17th century. The tall, slender figure, with flowing robes and cap of office, holding a vermilion sash in his hands, standing on a plinth carved with two dragons chasing a pearl, traces of pigment throughout, 98 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne 1-2 May 2007, Lot 233; Acquired by public treaty from the collection of New England Regional Museum See: Christies, the Sunday Sale - property from the collection of Baroness Dunn, South Kensington, 14 March 2010, Lot 123 for a similar example of a smaller figure
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