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A POLYCHROME STUCCO FRESCO PROVENANCE
FRAGMENT Acquired in Turin, Italy, 1960s.
YUAN / MING DYNASTY Italian Private Collection.
the rectangular panel painted with two celestial $ 25,000-35,000
maidens, one adorned in a phoenix headdress, ⃫ġİġ㖶ġġġ䀘㲍⼑丒⣑⤛⚾⡩䔓㭀悐
a ß owing robe with an elaborate necklace
suspending a ruyi pendant, bearing a tablet, Ը๕
the other maiden with a headdress centered
⼿㕤悥曰炻シ⣏⇑炻1960⸜ẋ
by an orb, an associated pendant ornamenting シ⣏⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
the necklace over lotus-patterned yellow
ß owing robes, holding a lantern suspended
by a phoenix handle, painted in polychrome
pigments highlighting the gilded ornamentation
with gesso relief, framed
Height 30½ in., 77 cm; Width 21¾ in., 55 cm
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