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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTISJULIA AND JOHN CURTIS
1749
A RARE SET OF FOUR LARGE POTTERY FIGURES OF
MUSICIANS
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279) PROVENANCE
Each standing fgure is carved from a brick of grey clay: one fgure plays a J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1990.
horn, one a qin, one a fute and the other a drum, all dressed in long robes
EXHIBITED
detailed in the round and wearing tall hats.
New York, J. J. Lally & Co., Arts of Ancient China, 31 May-23 June 1990.
19º in. (48.9 cm.) high, wood stand
(4) LITERATURE
J.J. Lally & Co, Arts of Ancient China, New York, 1990, no. 43.
$20,000-30,000

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