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Sep 29, 2022
Chinese, probably 618-907 AD, comprising: monumental figure of a civil officer in robes, with open mouth and hat with bird form, painted in red and teal pigment, remnants of gilt on seam of hat, 34-1/8 in.; monumental figure of a civil officer in robes, with headdress, painted in red, orange, teal, and gray pigment, 34-1/4 in. [Asian Ceramics]
Note: With description card from Tillou Gallery.
Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. (accompanied by copy of receipt dated April 4, 2002 for $14,000 each, attributing a date of 618-907 AD); The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
surface accretion, scratching and chipping to surface, loss to pigment, some pigment may have been added later, orange pigment smudges, black markings
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