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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LENORA AND
                   WALTER F. BROWN
                   1612
                   A LARGE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD
                   FIGURE OF A SEATED OFFICIAL
                   17TH-18TH CENTURY
                   The figure is shown seated with his left hand resting on
                   his knee and his right hand holding his belt away from
                   his body, wearing dark red robes with a large dragon
                   panel on the front and an elaborate collar and borders
                   with relief decoration in black and gold. His face has
                   a pensive expression below the cloth head-covering
                   centered in front by a flower applique and tied with a
                   bow with long trailing ends.
                   30 in. (76.2 cm.) high

                   $10,000-15,000
                   PROVENANCE:
                   Christie's New York, 19 March 2009, lot 538.
                   The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Collection, San
                   Antonio, Texas.

                   十七/十八世紀 木雕漆文官坐像
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