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A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF
A DIGNITARY
16 CENTURY
TH
He stands with his feet apart and hands clasped before him, with
his head turned slightly to the left, his loose robes decorated with
flowerheads amidst stylised leafy tendrils, the borders carved in relief
with scrolling designs, 49.5cm.
£3,000-5,000
Provenance: formerly purchased from the Traditions of Collecting Exhibition,
June 1997; and then an English private collection, Wiltshire, purchased
from Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd on 18th June 1997. A copy of the
invoice is available.
Cf. Christie’s Paris, 12th June 2012, lot 190 for a comparable standing
figure.
十六世紀 木雕鎏金加彩官人像
來源：1997年6月購於Traditions of Collecting，
英國威爾郡私人收藏，1997年6月18日購於Alistair
Sampson Antiques Ltd（附發票複印件）。
Alistair Sampson invoice
18th June 1997
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