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                                                                     A GROUP OF THREE TANG-STYLE
                                                                     SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY

                                                                     MODELS OF ATTENDANTS
                                                                     One fgure stands with one arm raised,

                                                                     another holds his hands folded across

                                                                     his chest and the third has both his arms

                                                                     outstretched. Each fgure wears long

                                                                     robes and they are partially covered in
                                                                     ochre and green glazes.

                                                                     The largest 15 in. (38 cm.) high         (3)

                                                                     £1,000-3,000  $1,300-3,800

                                                                                   €1,200-3,500

                                                                     PROVENANCE

                                                                     Property from a Private Swiss Collection,
                                                                     amassed between 1963 and 1980.
                                                                     The tallest standing fgure: Sotheby’s
                                                                     London, 2 December 1997, lot 162.

                                                                     三彩釉文官俑一組三件
                                                                     來源: 瑞士私人珍藏, 購於1963年之
                                                                     1980年間; 其中一於1997年12月2日
                                                                     倫敦蘇富比拍賣, 拍品162號

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VARIOUS PROPERTIES

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A SEATED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The fgure is seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his right

hand held in bhumisparsa mudra. His hair is tightly curled and

his forehead centred with an urna. His robe is chased with foral

borders.

13Ω in (34 cm.) high                                            (2)

£1,500-3,000                      $1,900-3,800
                                  €1,800-3,500

明 釋迦牟尼佛銅像

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