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A ceramic sculpture of a seated daoist dignitary, Ming dynasty, (1368-1644).

Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 460 - 1 950 EUR
1 700 - 2 270 USD
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Unsold
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Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A ceramic sculpture of a seated daoist dignitary, Ming dynasty, (1368-1644).

Seated on a throne, glazed in yellow, green and black. The yellow robes with a dragon as a rank insignia. Height 26,5 cm.

Throne with damage. Repair and chip to head. Loss of glaze.

Provenance

From the Collection of Robert Schroff (2/7 1899-59), Stockholm. Robert Schroff and his father Oscar Schroff led the well known interior design company Ditzinger (founded 1854) after Robert Ditzingers death. R Schroff aquired the pieces in the 1930's. Thence by descent.