ID 718658
Lot 745 | A RARE SMALL GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 4 000
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The corpulent figure is shown standing on a hemispherical base, wearing a tall hat and arranging a cape with his hands before his chest.
1 7⁄8 in. (4.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box, padauk base
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 30 October 1985.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Tang dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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