ANTIQUE MING DYNASTY CARVED WOOD & LACQUER FIGURE EMPEROR OR DIGNITARY ON THRONE.
HEIGHT 10″ / 25.5CM. BASE 6″ x 5.3″ / 15.4 x 13.7CM.
WEAR IN PLACES AND MISSING LACQUER TO BASE AT BACK (see pictures 7 & 8).
A SUPERB CARVING TRULY IMPRESSIVE AND WONDERFUL REPRESENTATION OF A MAN OF POWER.
FROM A COLLECTION OF ITEMS I RECENTLY OBTAINED OF CHINESE ITEMS. THE COLLECTION IS VERY ECLECTIC AND WAS SOURCED OVER A LONG PERIOD IN THE 1960’s, 1970’s & 1980’s FROM ANTIQUE DEALERS, AUCTIONS, JUNK SHOPS & MARKETS IN LONDON AND THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES. MOST OF THE COLLECTION BEING STORED IN BOXES FOR OVER 20 YEARS!
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